A Massachusetts man was discovered to be carrying a gun after attending a tour of the United States Capitol and leaving the nearby Library of Congress on Tuesday, the U.S. Capitol Police confirmed in a press release to Newsweek.
The U.S. Secret Service and Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Police found the man in a Washington hotel early Tuesday morning and interviewed him, sources said. They searched for a gun and found no weapon and no further action was taken at that time, they said.
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A Massachusetts man who toured the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday was later found to be carrying a handgun, police officials said.