The police commented on the incident with the shooting in the Capitol

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Полиция прокомментировала инцидент со стрельбой в Капитолии

The shooting incident at the building of Congress in Washington is a criminal offence. About it reports CNN with reference to the statement by the Capitol police.

“We believe that he acted one man, who had previously frequented the Capitol. There is no reason to believe that it is more than a crime,” said police spokesman Matthew Verderosa.

The identity of the shooter, according to Verderosa already installed: Larry Russell Dawson. Currently the offender is in the hospital and he underwent surgery. A police spokesman also said that the small injured woman, she was hospitalized.

Details of the incident leads to CNN, citing its sources. According to TV channel, Dawson tried to go through the metal detector at the entrance to the tourist area of the Capitol, and when the machine worked, pulled a gun. He was shot by the police, responsible for security of the building.

According to CNN, in October 2015 Dawson, 66-year-old resident of Tennessee, was arrested on charges of assaulting a police officer hall of the House of representatives. Before the attack Dawson, according to witnesses, called himself a “prophet of God”.

Shooting in the tourist zone of the building of the U.S. Congress — the Capitol occurred in the afternoon on March 28. The area around the Capitol was cordoned off and the building was temporarily closed. According to the police, all the Capitol will be open the morning of 29 March.

Members of Congress are currently in recess, but in Washington, a lot of tourists.

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