WASHINGTON, D.C. — US Capitol Police responded to a suspicious vehicle near the Library of Congress on Thursday and urged people to stay away from the area.
They described it as an “active bomb threat” and said investigators worked to determine whether it was a real explosive device.
Following negotiations the suspect, 49-year-old Floyd Ray Roseberry, was safely taken into custody after live-streaming the incident.
Guardian Editor Derek Myers, who was at the scene of the incident, said the suspect had thrown dollar bills out of his window. He said the suspect called for “fellow patriots” to join him.
The suspect was believed to have had a rustic cylinder on his lap. He said if police shot his truck window, a microphone on the explosive would detect the shatter and explode “two and a half blocks”.
The building is near the Capitol and the Supreme Court.
According to reports, congressional staffers were alerted to shelter in their offices.
