Gunfire has been reported inside the U.S. Capitol.
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Update (5/26/2006 2:07pm):
U.S. Rep. Jack Kingston reports that a congressional staffer taken to the hospital has been released:
U.S. Rep. Jack Kingston—”The following statement can be attributed to David All, spokesman for U.S. Rep. Jack Kingston, R-GA, regarding a member of Congressman Kingston’s staff taken to the hospital during Rayburn lockdown:
This morning, a member of Congressman Kingston’s staff was in the House Staff Gym when the Rayburn House Office Building was put under lockdown due to alleged gun shots. Under guidance of law enforcement officials, the staffer was taken via ambulance to the hospital. She was not injured or shot, just a little shaken up under the circumstances.
We have been in contact with our colleague and she is doing well.
Congressman Kingston is aware of the situation. He has encouraged us to remain cooperative with the Capitol Police as they work to resolve this situation.
The House Staff Gym is located on the second floor of the parking garage of the Rayburn House Office Building which is five floors below Congressman Kingston’s office.
Update (5/26/2006 3:53pm):
Capitol Police report that the gunfire sound came from something construction workers were doing in the normal course of their work. Exact explanation for the gunfire sound has not been determined.
Shots Fired At Capitol
Via CNN:WASHINGTON (CNN) — Police were searching the Rayburn building in the Capitol complex Friday after reports of gunfire in a garage in the building. At 10:30 this morning, we received a report of shots fired inside the Rayburn garage,