A Massachusetts man who went on a tour inside the U.S. Capitol Building carrying a gun was arrested on Tuesday, police say.

The United States Capitol Police (USCP) said an armed man who had entered the Capitol and Library of Congress was arrested on Tuesday. USCP said it received information about a man in the area with mental health issues and suicidal thoughts who was allegedly armed.

The U.S. Secret Service and Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Police found the man in a Washington hotel early Tuesday morning and interviewed him, sources said. They searched for a gun and found no weapon and no further action was taken at that time, they said.

The 27-year-old Massachusetts man was arrested after Capitol police officers found him leaving the Library of Congress, police said.

A Massachusetts man visiting the US Capitol was found with a firearm after passing security checks and completing a tour. Despite initial warning and

A Capitol Police officer has been suspended after a man with a gun was able to get past a security check at the Capitol Visitor

An armed Massachusetts man was apprehended by Capitol Police near the Library of Congress after taking a tour of the Capitol the day following the inauguration, authorities revealed.

A Massachusetts man was arrested after entering the US Capitol with a concealed handgun. No injuries were reported, and there was no evidence of intent to harm Congress. The officer who allowed entry is suspended,

A Massachusetts man who toured the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday was later found to be carrying a handgun, police officials said.

United States Capitol Police arrested a man who was found on Tuesday with a concealed firearm, but who had been mistakenly let into the Capitol with the weapon. Officers with the Capitol Police received a lookout notice for a “man with reported mental health issues and suicidal thoughts who was believed to be armed and in the area,

As the United States’ 47th President celebrates his inauguration, here’s what to see at the epicentre of US Democracy (and yes, the site of the attack on January 6, 2020).

A combination of harsh weather and delay in individual states choosing electors pushed the inauguration to April 30, 1789. At 2 p.m., Washington recited the constitutionally mandated oath on the balcony of Federal Hall in New York City, the fledgling nation’s temporary capitol.