US Capitol Police have arrested a man who was trying to enter a congressional office building with a handgun in his bag.
“This morning at approximately 7:40 am, our officers in the Longworth Building spotted the image of a handgun in a bag on the x-ray screen,” a police statement said.
In Longworth right now at the US Capitol. The intercom announcement says: “Security Threat, Security Threat.”
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The announcement asked everyone in Longworth to go into an office and take visitors with you.
Police said the man was “tracked down and arrested” four minutes after the bag was found and was identified as a staffer with the House Chief Administrative Office, Jeffrey Allsbrooks.
Allbrooks told officers he “forgot” the gun was in his bag. He is being charged with carrying a pistol without a license.
Capitol Police sent a security alert to staffer shortly before 8 a.m, warning them to shelter inside the nearest office, remain quiet and stay away from windows.
Police said they would investigate what happened “before, during and after those four minutes.”
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