People inside the US Capitol during summer recess were urged to take shelter immediately.
Police found no shooter and no one injured after reports of a possible active shooter in the US Capitol complex on Wednesday after a possible « bad call, » Washington Metropolitan Police Department spokesman Hugh Carew said.
« A call came in for an active shooter. It appears to be a bad call. No injuries and no shooter were located, » Carew said.
Earlier, US Capitol Police urged people inside Senate office buildings to shelter in place.
The US Senate was in summer recess with most lawmakers not in Washington. However, congressional offices retain a skeleton staff on site. There also typically are dozens of workers staffing Senate cafeterias and coffee shops, security posts, and working on building maintenance, as well as tourists in the Capitol.
