US Capitol Building on lockdown after reports of shots fired
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DEVELOPING: Authorities responded Saturday to reports of shots fired on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol Building, prompting the entire building to be placed on lockdown, sources tell Fox News.
The suspected shooter has been "neutralized" and the lockdown was considered precautionary. Police also were investigating reports of a suspicious package connected to the shooting.
Fox News confirmed the shooter apparently died of ‎a self-inflicted gunshot. The shooting occurred shortly before 2 p.m.
A senior law enforcement official told Fox News the FBI's Joint Terrorism Task Force was on scene providing bomb tech support.
The source said there was no indication of terrorism but it is an active crime scene.
The lockdown comes during Washington's annual Cherry Blossom Festival, which attracts scores of tourists.
Multiple law enforcement and emergency services responded quickly, including DC Metro Police and the DC Fire Department.
MyFoxDC reported in an initial report that the suspected gunman was "disarmed and deceased."
"U.S. Capitol Police are locking down the U.S. Capitol Building and the Capitol Visitor Center due to a potential security threat," Capitol Police spokeswoman Kimberly Schneider said. "No one will be allowed to enter or exit the U.S. Capitol Building and the Capitol Visitors Center."
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Why do people kill themselves this way? Get help and save your life or do it at home in private if you can't fix your shit. Don't fuck with stuff like this.
Fuck this guy
The city is already in gridlock because of tourists wanting to see the cherry blossoms, now we have this asshole killing himself causing even more streets to be shut down
It took me an hour and a half to get out of the city today
Grumble grumble
[QUOTE=agentfazexx;47505761]Why do people kill themselves this way? Get help and save your life or do it at home in private if you can't fix your shit. Don't fuck with stuff like this.[/QUOTE]
Public demonstration. Final exhibition of their frustration. There's a number of reasons.
[i]"You did this to me! I'll at least do something more than be a statistic if I'm going out like this."[/i]
You're dealing with desperate people.
[QUOTE=agentfazexx;47505761]Why do people kill themselves this way? Get help and save your life or do it at home in private if you can't fix your shit. Don't fuck with stuff like this.[/QUOTE]
They just flat-out don't care. We had a guy go to a pawn-shop once (biggest in town) where he bought a shot-gun, loaded it, went into the middle of the store, and then blew his brains out with it. (for some dumb reason they allow you to put rounds into guns there to "make sure they fit")
Thousands of dollars in merchandise were ruined, but the worst yet is that everyone who bore witness to that had to... Well, witness it. Men, women, children, all witness to that scene.
[QUOTE=agentfazexx;47505761]Why do people kill themselves this way? Get help and save your life or do it at home in private if you can't fix your shit. Don't fuck with stuff like this.[/QUOTE]
From people I have talked to going in and out of psych wards, its more because they are unsure of how to look for help. Sometimes your brain is in full mental-lockdown, and your course of thought leads you the believe that you are either looking for help or getting back at someone for screwing you over.
[QUOTE=Zero-Point;47506121]They just flat-out don't care. We had a guy go to a pawn-shop once (biggest in town) where he bought a shot-gun, loaded it, went into the middle of the store, and then blew his brains out with it. (for some dumb reason they allow you to put rounds into guns there to "make sure they fit")
Thousands of dollars in merchandise were ruined, but the worst yet is that everyone who bore witness to that had to... Well, witness it. Men, women, children, all witness to that scene.[/QUOTE]
A guy did this at the Glen Burnie MD Montgomery Ward a while ago
Damn. I was there for a meeting three days ago.
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[QUOTE=agentfazexx;47506320]A guy did this at the Glen Burnie MD Montgomery Ward a while ago[/QUOTE]
Oh shit man, you from MD? I remember that.
[QUOTE=SGTSpartans;47506356]Damn. I was there for a meeting three days ago.
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Oh shit man, you from MD? I remember that.[/QUOTE]
Yeah I'm in MD. This was back in the like early 90s though. Got a shotgun and put a slug in it. Killed himself in the store.
[QUOTE=agentfazexx;47506320]A guy did this at the Glen Burnie MD Montgomery Ward a while ago[/QUOTE]
Hello neighbor :v: I think I remember that.
[QUOTE=agentfazexx;47506371]Yeah I'm in MD. This was back in the like early 90s though. Got a shotgun and put a slug in it. Killed himself in the store.[/QUOTE]
I used to live in Glen Burnie, remember that. Was fortunate enough not to be there or witness it.
[QUOTE=SGTSpartans;47506386]I used to live in Glen Burnie, remember that. Was fortunate enough not to be there or witness it.[/QUOTE]
My mom grew up across from Empire Towers in that neighborhood behind Pep Boys. I lived in Pasadena for a while. Small world.
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