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The Capitol Police swarmed Senate buildings Wednesday afternoon and advised people inside to shelter in place because of a report about a possible active shooter before later determining there had been no shooter and the report was false.
« There is no active shooter and there are no injuries, » Hugh Carew, spokesperson for Washington Metropolitan Police Department told USA TODAY.
The Capitol Police, in a statement at 2:45 p.m. ET, advised everyone inside the Russell Senate Office Building and other Senate offices to stay inside as they investigated the buildings in response to « a concerning 911 call. »
« Please stay away from the area as we are still investigating, » the Capitol Police statement read. « If you are inside the Senate Buildings, everyone inside should be sheltering in place as the report was for a possible active shooter. »
But Carew later said those reports came from a « bad call » to Washington police made at about 2:30 p.
