U.S. Capitol Back To Normal A Day After Officers Shoot Intruder
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- The U.S. Capitol complex is set to return to normal Tuesday a day after police said officers shot and wounded a man who pulled a weapon at a security checkpoint as he entered the underground Capitol Visitor Center.
Capitol Police identified the man as 66-year-old Larry R. Dawson of Tennessee. He was charged with assault with a deadly weapon and assault on a police officer while armed.
A bystander was also slightly hurt. The incident occurred at the tourists' entry point to a building that had heightened security even before the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. There have been periodic incidents of this nature ever since.
Capitol Police Chief Matthew R. Verderosa held a brief news conference Monday at which he ruled out terrorism based on preliminary evidence.
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