🚨#BREAKING: A male suspect has been taken into custody with an AR-15 outside the U.S. Capitol⁰⁰📌#Washington | #DC ⁰
U.S. Capitol Police responded to an emergency call concerning a man with an AR-15 outside the US Capitol in Washington, D.C. The individual carrying the AR-15… pic.twitter.com/smMaRJmj2H

— R A W S A L E R T S (@rawsalerts) November 7, 2023

🚨#UPDATE: Here is a clear photo of the Male suspect that was carrying the weapon outside the US Capitol near the senate building pic.twitter.com/Uh53xWET6F

— R A W S A L E R T S (@rawsalerts) November 7, 2023

Police arrest man armed with AR-15 near Capitol https://t.co/bquzh8NZ0y

— Fox News (@FoxNews) November 7, 2023

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🚨#BREAKING: A male suspect has been taken into custody with an AR-15 outside the U.S. Capitol⁰⁰📌#Washington | #DC ⁰
U.S. Capitol Police responded to an emergency call concerning a man with an AR-15 outside the US Capitol in Washington, D.C. The individual carrying the AR-15… pic.twitter.com/smMaRJmj2H

— R A W S A L E R T S (@rawsalerts) November 7, 2023

🚨#UPDATE: Here is a clear photo of the Male suspect that was carrying the weapon outside the US Capitol near the senate building pic.twitter.com/Uh53xWET6F

— R A W S A L E R T S (@rawsalerts) November 7, 2023

Police arrest man armed with AR-15 near Capitol https://t.co/bquzh8NZ0y

— Fox News (@FoxNews) November 7, 2023

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Wangchung said:

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Capitol Police said one of its officers spotted the man walking around with a "long gun" in the park alongside Delaware Avenue NE in front of Union Station. Officers commanded him to drop the weapon and tased him when he didn't comply, police said.

U.S. Capitol Police Chief Tom Manger later identified the suspect as 21-year-old Ahmir Lavon Merrell, of Atlanta. He said Merrell is a registered sex offender in Georgia.

Police described the gun as a semi-automatic weapon. One police officer told NBC News the suspect had "an AR-15."

The suspect was carrying a backpack, which police deemed as suspicious. Officers have cleared the park while they investigate the backpack.

Officers were seen sprinting out to the Capitol as the incident unfolded, and others followed. The small park isn't far from three Senate office buildings.

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The arrest comes three days after authorities apprehended two individuals with firearms after the suspects crashed a stolen car into a barricade near the Capitol.

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U.S. Capitol police said authorities have confiscated more than 30 guns in 2023.

"All weapons are prohibited from Capitol Grounds even if you have a gun that is legally registered in another state or the District of Columbia," police said.

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Man with gun arrested across from Union Station, Capitol Police say

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Capitol Police said one of its officers spotted the man walking around with a "long gun" in the park alongside Delaware Avenue NE in front of Union Station. Officers commanded him to drop the weapon and tased him when he didn't comply, police said.

U.S. Capitol Police Chief Tom Manger later identified the suspect as 21-year-old Ahmir Lavon Merrell, of Atlanta. He said Merrell is a registered sex offender in Georgia.

Police described the gun as a semi-automatic weapon. One police officer told NBC News the suspect had "an AR-15."

The suspect was carrying a backpack, which police deemed as suspicious. Officers have cleared the park while they investigate the backpack.

Officers were seen sprinting out to the Capitol as the incident unfolded, and others followed. The small park isn't far from three Senate office buildings.

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Man With AR-15 Arrested Near U.S. Capitol

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The arrest comes three days after authorities apprehended two individuals with firearms after the suspects crashed a stolen car into a barricade near the Capitol.

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U.S. Capitol police said authorities have confiscated more than 30 guns in 2023.

"All weapons are prohibited from Capitol Grounds even if you have a gun that is legally registered in another state or the District of Columbia," police said.

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Harrison Bergeron said:

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Insurrection?

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Porteroso said:

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Harrison Bergeron said:

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Insurrection?

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Did he try to overthrow the government? Tweet about it perhaps? Just carry a gun and not harm anyone? Amazing that a far right zealot would poke fun at someone carrying a gun. I thought you people believed in 2a rights.

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Harrison Bergeron said:

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Insurrection?

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GrowlTowel said:

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Harrison Bergeron said:

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Insurrection?

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His one gun makes him the heaviest armed of all the insurrectionist.

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