During Wednesday evening, a “disturbing call” was received by the police in Washington DC during Wednesday evening, Swedish time.
According to the information from the call, there would be a suspected shooter in the Russel senatorial building.
The building was evacuated and the police blocked the underground entrances to the Senate office building. People in the area were asked to stay away. People in the building to take shelter.
But according to the police, they have not been able to confirm that shots were fired or that anyone was injured, but state that it appears to have been a false alarm.
– We have not found anything amusing and have not heard that anyone actually heard shots or saw anything suspicious, says the police during a press conference.