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DC-Cannon House Bldg on lockdown-MSNBC [Update: gun was plastic]
MSNBC
| 10/30/03
| MSNBC
Posted on 10/30/2003 10:38:23 AM PST by Diddle E. Squat
Searching for a lone gunman
TOPICS: Breaking News; US: District of Columbia
KEYWORDS: cannonbldg; halloween; oswald; toygun
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To: Becki
Just some infobabe on Fox.
Appears to be true at this time, male and a female.
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posted on
10/30/2003 11:18:21 AM PST
by
76834
To: TomGuy
I can tell this story is dead already. Like the guy that took pot shots at the UN and then threw flyers on the ground.
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posted on
10/30/2003 11:18:26 AM PST
by
Naspino
(I am in no way associated with the views expressed in my posts.)
To: mhking
does uncle ted have an office in there?
183
posted on
10/30/2003 11:18:30 AM PST
by
petercooper
(Proud member of the VRWC)
To: No Blue States
I live in the DC area. There are two major roads that go by the Pentagon. One of the, Route 110, is restricted to non-commercial vehicles (aka. Vans and Trucks)...
If someone tries to drive a truck down that road they get pulled over.
To: Diddle E. Squat
Gun Scare Closes House Office Building By MARY DALRYMPLE
Associated Press Writer
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A person armed with a gun ran past a security checkpoint in a Capitol Hill office building, police said, triggering a lockdown and forcing the House to cease floor business.
"Someone with a gun made an unauthorized entrance into the Cannon Office Building," said Jessica Gissubel, spokeswoman for the U.S. Capitol Police.
Rep. Bob Ney, R-Ohio, chairman of the House Administration Committee, said that at about 1:20 p.m. EST an individual went through the metal detector and put a bag that looked like a bookbag on the conveyor belt at the security checkpoint.
Ney said police saw an object that looked like a revolver in the bag, but before they could stop the suspect grabbed the bag and ran.
They pursued the suspect and lost the person, he said, and the building was evacuated, he said. Entrances to connecting office buildings, the Capitol and the Library of Congress were shut down.
Though the suspect was initially described as male, Rep. John Larson, D-Conn., later said it wasn't clear whether the suspect was a male or a female.
Howard Bauleke, chief of staff to Rep. Dennis Moore, D-Kan. Bauleke said the Capitol police came in and said they were looking for a man carrying a backpack.
Initially, Capitol police advised people to stay in their offices. A few minutes later, the building was evacuated. Staffers and congressmen poured out of the building, and dozens lingered on the building's steps.
Meanwhile, authorities closed roads and a bus stop near the Pentagon Thursday while they investigated a suspicious truck parked nearby, military spokesman said.
To: Diddle E. Squat
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posted on
10/30/2003 11:19:32 AM PST
by
TomGuy
To: No Blue States
I wonder what makes a truck suspicious? The driver was clean-shaven, using his turn signals and driving the speed limit.
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posted on
10/30/2003 11:19:35 AM PST
by
rabidralph
(The president is setting this economy back to 1984 levels! *giggle*)
To: camle
DC suburbs of Alexandria and Arlington have an I395 as well. I think there are a couple of more along the eastern seaboard as well, fyi.
To: camle
There's a few I-395's. LOL!! It has to do with what major Interstate they connect too.
Anyway, there's a I-395 that runs right into DC. And the Pentagon is right next to it.
To: nuffsenuff
thanks for the info, makes perfect sense.
To: No Blue States
I wonder what makes a truck suspicious? A moving Truck like in the OK city bombing? Police noticed the "U-Haul-type" truck parked under an Interstate 395 overpass at about 12:45 p.m., said Pentagon spokesman Glenn Flood.
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To: FreedomCalls
They're looking for this guy? I do believe he's a mite taller than 5'3", so probably not him.
192
posted on
10/30/2003 11:20:58 AM PST
by
El Gato
(Federal Judges can twist the Constitution into anything.. Or so they think.)
To: Howlin
The CNN gal asked this Congressman to dicribe exactly what procedures they go through in regard to secuirty when they ariive at the building
Hey, nothing like telling world how to get into the building
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posted on
10/30/2003 11:21:02 AM PST
by
Mo1
(http://www.favewavs.com/wavs/cartoons/spdemocrats.wav)
To: camle
There's an I-395 in Virginia/DC also. I know, because I live right off it.
194
posted on
10/30/2003 11:21:14 AM PST
by
jpl
To: camle
There are many 395s off of I-95, around cities...
195
posted on
10/30/2003 11:21:29 AM PST
by
dakine
To: witnesstothefall; nuffsenuff
sorry. my bad.
196
posted on
10/30/2003 11:21:58 AM PST
by
camle
(no fool like a damned fool)
To: Howlin
Anyone seen the Toddler and his sidekick Fred today? Hmmm??
To: camle
Three-digit Interstate routes have a leading digit with the last two digits being the mainline route that it supplements, so I-x95 routes would have routes such as the ones in Virginia, I-195, I-295, I-395 and I-495. I-664 is an I-x64 route. An odd-number leading digit signifies a spur route off a mainline route (examples are I-195 and I-564). An even-number leading digit signifies a loop around a city (examples are I-295 and I-495), or a branch route through a city (an example is I-264). Three-digit Interstate route numbers can duplicate, but not in the same state.
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posted on
10/30/2003 11:22:28 AM PST
by
Cooter
To: LurkedLongEnough
Ney said police saw an object that looked like a revolver in the bag, but before they could stop the suspect grabbed the bag and ran. Not saying this is the case but it would be a classic diversion.
Stay vigilant.
To: rabidralph
lol!
That would be VERY suspicious..
* And all of his tires were good and mudflaps working, clean air was coming from his exaust pipes.
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