PHOTO:White House on lockdown after ‘gunshots in Capitol visitor centre’ !

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The White House is on lock down after a Capitol police officer was shot.
A suspected gunman was arrested after wounding one officer. He’s not believed to be seriously injured.
Police in the U.S warned staff in the Capitol complex to take shelter after a report of gunshots. It’s believed the shots were fired in the Capitol Visitors Center.
Security was also heightened at the White House because of the report.
The situation was apparently contained to the Visitors Center.
A Capitol Police spokesman did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
The alleged gunman is in custody, US officials have said. The suspect was quickly captured and taken into custody, after one police officer was wounded.
People in Washington’s Capitol complex were ordered to ‘take shelter’ on a loud speaker until police caught the suspect.
In a later statement, the Capitol’s Sergeant At Arms office said: ‘Shooter has been caught.


‘One police office shot, but not seriously. Remain sheltered in place.

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