*WASHINGTON, Aug 2 (Reuters) - A possible active shooter was reported at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, the Capitol Police said, urging people inside Senate office buildings to shelter in place.

The U.S. Senate was in summer recess and the majority of lawmakers were not in their offices.

“If you are inside the Senate Buildings, everyone inside should be sheltering in place as the report was for a possible active shooter. It should be noted that we do not have any confirmed reports of gunshots,” the U.S. Capitol Police said in a post on social media.

Police said they were responded to an emergency call. Reporting by Kanishka Singh in Washington*

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        If somebody is actually dumb enough to do that then they’re probably dumb enough to do it from the personal phone. So this shouldn’t exactly require Sherlock Holmes to investigate.

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    FYI, article has been updated to indicate it might have been a false alarm. Article uses the term “bad call”…

    Police found no shooter and no one injured after reports of a possible active shooter in the U.S. Capitol complex on Wednesday after a possible “bad call,” Washington Metropolitan Police Department spokesman Hugh Carew said.

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    Wow ok. Figured security would’ve been beefed up after Jan 6 but at least it was during recess.

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    This is the best summary I could come up with:


    The U.S. Senate was in summer recess and the majority of lawmakers were not in, but most offices retain a skeleton staff on site.

    There also are typically are dozens of workers staffing Senate cafeterias and coffee shops, security posts and working on building maintenance.

    It should be noted that we do not have any confirmed reports of gunshots," the U.S. Capitol Police said in a post on social media.

    An advisory from the Capitol Police urged people to move inside their offices and take emergency equipment.

    There was a heavy police presence outside the buildings, with some staffers standing outside and tourists gathered around the perimeters of the Capitol complex.


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    Please be mindful about spreading false information that may be potentially traumatic. This triggered my ptsd from the fatality from gun violence at the capital on January 6th.