Teen Arrested After Allegedly Running With Shotgun Toward U.S. Capitol

Police have arrested an 18-year-old who allegedly charged the Capitol building with a shotgun. The incident occurred on Tuesday on the Hill’s Lower West Terrace, with Capitol Police confirming to the Daily Beast that the weapon was “loaded.” Officials later found the teen’s parked white Mercedes SUV near the U.S. Botanic Garden on Maryland Avenue, CBS News reports. Cops named the suspect as Carter Camacho, from Smyrna, Georgia, and charged him with unlawful activities, carrying a rifle without a license, unregistered firearm, and unregistered ammunition. Images posted by the U.S. Capitol Police show a man wearing military fatigues being detained, and a shotgun on the floor. Capitol Police Chief Michael Sullivan said at a press conference, “This individual was challenged by United States Capitol Police officers in order to drop the weapon, which he did comply with.” In a later news release, he added, “Just last summer, we held an active threat exercise on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol—in the very location where today’s officers stopped the suspect. These now routine exercises are planned monthly and in different areas of the Capitol Complex to keep our officers ready for potential threats just like this.”