Capitol Hill evacuated after ‘bogus’ active shooter call on Trump arraignment eve

US Capitol Police evacuated the Senate office building in Washington, DC, Wednesday after receiving reports of a possible active shooter.

A 911 call claiming that there was an active shooter in the Hart Building on the Senate side of the Capitol Building came in around 2:30 p.m., USCP Chief Tom Manger told reporters at a brief press conference about two hours later.

“We responded in seconds,” Manger said. “We have been training for active shooters for the last couple of years, and we’ve been training inside these office buildings. So it was very quick we had a group of about 20 officers going floor to floor in that building.”  

Roughly 200 police officers responded and cleared all three Senate office buildings. Those remaining inside were asked to shelter in place.