{"id":2092994,"date":"2023-11-07T15:12:01","date_gmt":"2023-11-07T20:12:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/police-arrest-armed-man-with-ar-15-near-capitol\/"},"modified":"2023-11-07T15:14:52","modified_gmt":"2023-11-07T20:14:52","slug":"police-arrest-armed-man-with-ar-15-near-capitol","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/police-arrest-armed-man-with-ar-15-near-capitol\/","title":{"rendered":"Police Arrest Armed Man With AR-15 Near Capitol"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fpolice-arrest-armed-man-with-ar-15-near-capitol%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2092994&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">U.S. \u2064Capitol Police arrest an unidentified individual who was in possession of a firearm outside of the U.S. Capitol Building on November 07,\u200b 2023 \u2063in Washington, DC. Capitol Hill\u2064 Police responded to\u2063 a suspicious\u200d package alert and arrested a man armed with gun outside U.S. Capitol\u200d Building. (Photo by Alex Wong\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>OAN\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/tag\/james-meyers\">James Meyers<\/a><br \/>11:57 AM \u2013 Tuesday, November 7, 2023<\/h2>\n<p>A man\u200b found parked near the United States Capitol, who had an \u2064AR-15 rifle in his possession, has\u200b been arrested. <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px; text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cUSCP Officers\u2064 just arrested a man with\u2064 a gun in the park across from Union Station,\u201d U.S. Capitol \u2062Police wrote on X just before 1 p.m. local time. \u201cAt \u2064this time we have no reason to believe there is an ongoing threat. We are working \u200cto gather more information and will put out more\u200d details when they are confirmed.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/complianz-gdpr\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/twitter-minimal.jpg\" class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">USCP Officers \u200bjust arrested\u2063 a man with\u200d a gun in the park across from Union Station. At this time we have\u2063 no reason to believe there is an ongoing threat.  We \u2062are working to \u2062gather more information and will put\u2064 out more details\u2063 when they are \u2064confirmed.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The U.S. Capitol Police (@CapitolPolice) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CapitolPolice\/status\/1721950552072872298?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 7, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" async data-cmplz-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Police \u200dconfirmed that the suspect was stopped \u200don the Senate side of the Capitol\u00a0and was\u200b put in custody after receiving an emergency \u200bcall.<\/p>\n<p>According to videos from the scene, the \u200dsuspect\u200d was a Black man \u2063wearing a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/police-arrest-armed-man-with-ar-15-near-capitol\/\" title=\"Police Arrest Armed Man With AR-15 Near Capitol\">bright \u2062orange sweat\u2063 suit<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>He was \u2063arrested and loaded into\u2064 an ambulance after police tased the suspect following a standoff with an officer.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/complianz-gdpr\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/twitter-minimal.jpg\" class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udea8<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BREAKING?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BREAKING<\/a>: \u200cA male suspect has been taken into custody with an AR-15 outside the U.S. Capitol\u2070\u2070\ud83d\udccc<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Washington?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Washington<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/DC?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#DC<\/a> \u2070<br \/>U.S. Capitol Police responded to an emergency call concerning a man with an \u200cAR-15 \u2064outside the US Capitol in Washington, D.C.\u2064 The individual carrying the AR-15\u2026 \u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/smMaRJmj2H\">pic.twitter.com\/smMaRJmj2H<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u200cR A\u200d W S\u200d A L E R T S (@rawsalerts) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rawsalerts\/status\/1721961455124127768?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 7, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" async data-cmplz-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Additionally, Capitol Police said they\u200d were also responding to calls of a \u201csuspicious package\u201d in the park area near the building.<\/p>\n<p>With the suspect in custody, authorities have said the\u2062 investigation is still\u2063 ongoing, but the area of\u200c the park has since been secured.<\/p>\n<p><em>This is a developing story. 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This alarming incident highlights \u2063the ongoing concerns regarding the security and safety of the U.S. Capitol and its \u200csurroundings.<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. Capitol\u200b Police responded to a suspicious \u2062package alert near the building when they encountered the individual in possession of the firearm. Although the arrest was made \u2062swiftly,\u2062 the authorities have\u200b stated \u2062that there seems to\u2063 be no ongoing threat at this time. However, they are diligently working to gather more information \u200band will release additional details once they\u200c are confirmed.<\/p>\n<p>Videos from the scene\u200d captured the \u2062suspect, described as a Black man wearing a bright orange sweat suit, being\u2062 apprehended and \u2062loaded \u200cinto\u2064 an ambulance after a \u200dstandoff with an officer. The suspect was tased by the police before being taken\u2062 into custody. The use of force in this situation raises\u200c questions about the appropriate measures taken by \u200blaw enforcement\u2064 to ensure public safety.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, \u200bthe Capitol Police were also responding\u2062 to reports of a suspicious package in the park area near \u200cthe building. \u200bThe investigation into both incidents is still ongoing, but the immediate area has been secured by authorities.<\/p>\n<p>It is crucial to address the underlying issues that lead to such incidents and ensure that adequate measures are in place to prevent similar \u2064occurrences in\u2064 the\u2063 future. \u200cThe safety of the U.S. Capitol, as well as \u2064its surrounding areas, \u2064must be a\u2064 top priority for law enforcement agencies.<\/p>\n<p>As this \u2064is a developing story, it is advised to stay updated on the latest information regarding this incident. The U.S. Capitol Police\u2063 will continue to provide updates as the investigation progresses.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>U.S. Capitol Police arrest an unidentified individual who was in possession of a firearm outside of the U.S. Capitol Building on November 07, 2023 in Washington, DC. Capitol Hill Police responded to a suspicious package alert and arrested a man armed with gun outside U.S. Capitol Building. 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