[TomGuy]

The man was armed with a gun, said one security officer speaking anonymously pending an official briefing. The officer said the man was captured by police after running through the Rotunda in the center of the Capitol and down a stairway into the basement.

It seems he managed to make a rather extensive trip on foot during his excursion through the Capitol Building. How did Security allow him to get that far? Is Barney Fife the only guard on duty that time of day?

[brothers4thID]

I was wondering where he entered that he managed to get to the Rotunda. From the side where the pictures are taken and the description of his flight I would think he would have entered in the crypt area. That means he would have had to go UP the stairs to get to the Rotunda.