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Shooting reported at US Capitol

Shooting reported at US Capitol
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Reports of gunshots at the US Capitol complex have triggered a major security operation in Washington DC. The shooting is believed to have happened

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Reports of gunshots at the US Capitol complex have triggered a major security operation in Washington DC.

The shooting is believed to have happened at the Capitol Visitor Center. Conflicting accounts say either a police officer or a civilian woman has been wounded.

Reuters reported that the suspected gunman had been captured, citing information from the Sergeant-at-Arms office in Congress.

The White House was earlier briefly placed on lockdown after a separate security incident.

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