Us Capitol Visitor Center

Police briefly shut down two Washington, DC streets and an entrance to the United States Congress visitor's center on Monday while they investigated two suspicious packages left near the US Capitol and determined they were not a threat.

Police shot an armed man at an entrance of the US Capitol visitor center on Monday, sparking panic during the busy spring tourist season in a city on heightened alert following terror attacks in Brussels.

Police briefly shut down two Washington, DC streets and an entrance to the United States Congress visitor's center on Monday while they investigated two suspicious packages left near the US Capitol and determined they were not a threat.

Police shot an armed man at an entrance of the US Capitol visitor center on Monday, sparking panic during the busy spring tourist season in a city on heightened alert following terror attacks in Brussels.