US Capitol on lockdown for 2nd day as authorities investigate suspicious package
The US Capitol in Washington DC was on lockdown for a second day as authorities responded to a suspicious package, a witness told Reuters.
US Capitol Police initially confirmed that a suspicious item was found, but declined to elaborate.
An email from US Capitol Police was later posted on Twitter, stating that the area had been reopened and "all test results were negative."
Capitol police clear the scene at the East front of Capitol building, one of two suspicious packages investigated pic.twitter.com/c7icSPTyRL
— Dorey Scheimer (@DoreyScheimer) March 29, 2016
The package was found just minutes after the US Capitol's visitor center reopened following a Monday incident in which a 66-year-old man pulled a gun on an officer, NBC Washington reported.
Someone left their bag outside the Capitol so we are all being forced to walk to street @wusa9pic.twitter.com/X9kVpT0FHQ
— Nikki Burdine (@NikkiBurdine) March 29, 2016
The Monday incident resulted in the US Capitol and the White House being placed on lockdown.
Roads blocked and heavy police presence around Capitol and Supreme Court. Officials investigating suspicious package pic.twitter.com/0J02fqJUyj
— Sam Sweeney (@SweeneyABC) March 29, 2016
