A Secret Service Police Officer patrols the North Lawn of the White House in Washington, Monday, March 28, 2016, after reports of an active shooter at the U.S. Capitol. A U.S. Capitol Police officer was shot and injured Monday, March 28, 2016, at the Capitol Complex. The officer was not seriously injured and the shooter was caught and is in custody, Capitol officials said. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Capitol Police are telling staff in the Capitol complex to shelter in place after a report of gunshots being fired in the Capitol Visitors Center.
The White House also was put on lockdown because of the report.
The situation was apparently contained to the Visitors Center but no further information was immediately available.
A Capitol Police spokesman did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
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