Man arrested after running toward US capitol with loaded shotgun, say police

The motive of ‌the man, who ​police said was wearing a tactical vest and tactical gloves, was not immediately known. Police said that he also had a Kevlar ​helmet and a ⁠gas mask in his vehicle.

An 18-year-old ​man ran toward the US Capitol with a loaded shotgun on Tuesday before police arrested him ⁠without incident, said U.S. Capitol Police ⁠Chief Michael Sullivan.

The motive of ‌the man, who ​police said was wearing a tactical vest and tactical gloves, was not immediately known. He also had a Kevlar ​helmet and a ⁠gas mask in his vehicle, police said.

Sullivan said the man arrived in a white Mercedes SUV just after ⁠noon ‌and parked near the Capitol, before getting out and running toward ‌the building that houses the U.S. ⁠Congress.

Police challenged the man and ordered him to drop ‌the weapon, which he did, ‌Sullivan told reporters.

The incident took place ‌less than three months ‌after a National Guard member was killed and another wounded in an ambush shooting near the ⁠White House.

President ⁠Donald Trump is due to deliver the State of the Union address at the Capitol next week.

"We take the State of the Union very, very seriously, and this ​doesn't change our posture. We will ​be prepared on ​State of the Union night," Sullivan said.