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Gunfire reported in Rayburn building prompts Capitol lockdown
Police sealed off the Rayburn House Office Building after a report of gunfire at 9:30 a.m. No injuries or arrests were reported as Capitol Police, with rifles out, monitored exits and closed doors. An unidentified caller triggered the response amid ongoing Capitol activity and a federal bribery probe involving Rep. William Jefferson.
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Ay David Espo
Washington
Capitol
Rayburn House
Capitol Police
Kimberly Schneider
Rayburn Building
Schneider
Senate
House
Peter Hoekstra
Rmich
House Intelligence Committee
U.S. House of Representatives
Steven Broderick
William Delahunt
D-Mass
Rayburn
Broderick
U.S. Capitol
Eleanor Holmes Norton
District of Columbia
Congress
FBI
William Jefferson
D-La
Jefferson
Jeff Connor
Jo Ann Emerson
Rmo
Capitol Hill
Connor
Jacob J. Chestnut
Tom DeLay
John Gibson
U.S
Grenada
Lebanon
Senate Chamber