A person was arrested Tuesday afternoon after running toward the U.S. Capitol with a shotgun.Capitol Police Chief Mike Sullivan said that an 18-year-old man exited a white Mercedes SUV parked on the 100 block of Maryland Avenue near the Capitol. The suspect was armed with a shotgun and headed toward the West Front of the building. Officers quickly confronted the suspect and ordered him to the ground. He complied and was arrested. There were no injuries reported.The suspect, identified as Carter Camacho of Smyrna, Georgia, was also wearing a Kevlar vest and tactical gloves, Sullivan said.It was later determined that the shotgun was loaded, and the suspect had additional rounds on him. Officers also found a Kevlar helmet and a gas mask in Camacho’s vehicle.The Hearst Television National Investigative Unit has learned the vehicle Camacho was driving is registered to an address in Lafayette Parish, Louisiana.An investigation into the suspect’s motive is ongoing, Sullivan added. According to a Capitol Police release, Camacho was arrested for “Unlawful Activities, Carrying a Rifle without a License, Unregistered Firearm, and Unregistered Ammunition.”Notably, Congress is in recess this week.
A person was arrested Tuesday afternoon after running toward the U.S. Capitol with a shotgun.
Capitol Police Chief Mike Sullivan said that an 18-year-old man exited a white Mercedes SUV parked on the 100 block of Maryland Avenue near the Capitol. The suspect was armed with a shotgun and headed toward the West Front of the building. Officers quickly confronted the suspect and ordered him to the ground. He complied and was arrested. There were no injuries reported.
The suspect, identified as Carter Camacho of Smyrna, Georgia, was also wearing a Kevlar vest and tactical gloves, Sullivan said.
It was later determined that the shotgun was loaded, and the suspect had additional rounds on him. Officers also found a Kevlar helmet and a gas mask in Camacho’s vehicle.
The Hearst Television National Investigative Unit has learned the vehicle Camacho was driving is registered to an address in Lafayette Parish, Louisiana.
An investigation into the suspect’s motive is ongoing, Sullivan added.
According to a Capitol Police release, Camacho was arrested for “Unlawful Activities, Carrying a Rifle without a License, Unregistered Firearm, and Unregistered Ammunition.”
Notably, Congress is in recess this week.
