Alex Leary tweeted, “Something happening outside Capitol. Police running around with guns at ready.”
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@MarcSchloss tweeted: “No joke on Capitol Hill as Cops are running with machine guns as reports of shots being fired at Capitol.”
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Police run after shots fired were reported near 2nd Street NW and Constitution Avenue.
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A policeman runs after shots fired were reported near 2nd Street NW and Constitution Avenue.
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People run after hearing gunshots near the US Capitol.
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People take cover as shots were heard.
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“Shots fired outside the Capitol. We are in temporary lock down,” Senator Claire McCaskill said on Twitter.
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A Capitol Police Officer directs people away from a door.
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A man runs for cover as a police officer takes a shooting position.
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Emergency personnel stand near a police car after gunshots were fired.
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Capitol Hill police and medics take a shooting victim away on a stretcher.
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Sen. Jack Reed (D-RI) reacts as a Capitol Hill Police office runs into an elevator.
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FBI agents in SWAT gear respond to reports of shots fired.
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Police work an active scene at the U.S. Capitol.
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WASHINGTON, DC – OCTOBER 03: Police swarm around car on grass near the U.S. Capitol October 3, 2013 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. The US Capitol and the White…
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