Reports are coming in that the Capitol Building shooter is from Antioch, TN.
Larry Dawson is his name and we’re being told that he is a 62 Year Old, Black Socialist.
Gunfire rattled Capitol Hill on Monday afternoon when a police officer shot a man, later identified by multiple outlets as Larry Russell Dawson of Antioch, Tenn., inside the U.S. Capitol Visitor Center.
At approximately 2:39 p.m. ET, the suspect entered the visitor center below the Capitol grounds. According to police, Dawson drew what appeared to be a weapon, during a routine screening, and pointed it at officers, who then fired at him.
The Capitol’s sergeant-at-arms said the gunman has been caught and that a U.S. Capitol Police officer was “shot, but not seriously.” The gunman was reportedly transferred to a hospital for surgery; his condition is unknown – READ MORE