Capitol Police Probing Reports of Gunfire

May 26, 2006
Security lock-down in effect, gunfire possibly from garage building

Police sealed off the Capitol on Friday after receiving reports of gunfire in a House office building across the street.

Capitol police are investigating "the sound of gunfire in the garage level of the Rayburn House Office Building," said an announcement on the internal Capitol voice alarm system.

The Senate was in session at the time, but the House was not.

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