The United States Capitol Police (USCP) said an armed man who had entered the Capitol and Library of Congress was arrested on Tuesday. USCP said it received information about a man in the area with mental health issues and suicidal thoughts who was allegedly armed.

WASHINGTON (7News) — A Massachusetts man stopped shortly after taking a tour on the U.S. Capitol grounds Tuesday was found with a gun in his waistband and had been experiencing mental health issues, according to U.S. Capitol Police (USCP).

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.

The 27-year-old Massachusetts man was arrested after Capitol police officers found him leaving the Library of Congress, police said.

A Massachusetts man visiting the US Capitol was found with a firearm after passing security checks and completing a tour. Despite initial warning and

An armed Massachusetts man was apprehended by Capitol Police near the Library of Congress after taking a tour of the Capitol the day following the inauguration, authorities revealed.

A Massachusetts man who toured the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday was later found to be carrying a handgun, police officials said.

A combination of harsh weather and delay in individual states choosing electors pushed the inauguration to April 30, 1789. At 2 p.m., Washington recited the constitutionally mandated oath on the balcony of Federal Hall in New York City, the fledgling nation’s temporary capitol.

Police say a man who entered the U.S. Capitol with a handgun in his possession and took a tour of the building has been arrested and faces weapons charges.

A man who entered the U.S. Capitol with a handgun in his possession and took a tour of the building faces weapons charges, police said Thursday.

The United States Capitol Police (USCP) said an armed man who took a U.S. Capitol tour and visited the Library of Congress was arrested.

Man with suicidal ideation sneaks concealed gun into US Capitol after Trump inauguration in alarming security breach.