A woman was wounded and a U.S Capitol police officer was injured by shrapnel at approximately 2:40 p.m this afternoon.
Reportedly, a gunman took to the U.S Capitol Visitor Complex but was apprehended and taken down by gunfire on Capitol Hill grounds as be begun to draw his weapon. The suspect survived but has been taken in to custody.
Capitol grounds was originally on lockdown with this severe warning advising THIS IS NOT A DRILL
Since then however, reportedly, the lock down has been lifted.
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