A man has been arrested at the Capitol Hill visitor center, in the wake of the developments that are accompanying the voting process for the presidential elections in the USA.
American media reports that the arrested person smelled of fuel and had a flashlight, as well as a pistol at the time he was handcuffed.
Meanwhile, the visitor center has been closed while police investigate the case.
The arrest of a gunman comes about an hour after FBI agents arrested two people in Michigan in connection with election-related threats.
One of the suspects, Isaac Sissel, is accused of involvement in a plot to assassinate former President Donald Trump. Sissel reportedly posted on the Reddit platform under the pseudonym "ShootUpTrumpRally" and told investigators he believed "everything would be better if Trump died." Authorities are continuing investigations to understand his motives and possible connections with other groups.
In the second case, Christopher Clay Pierce, 46, of Jackson Township, is accused of making threats against a Democratic Party-affiliated political action committee (PAC) over the past two years.
According to sources, Pierce had previously been warned by the FBI that he could face criminal charges if he continued to post threats against the Democratic-backed group. However, he had continued to publish threatening messages on the Internet, leading to the intervention of the authorities.
So, former president Donald Trump declared after the vote that he does not think it is necessary to tell his supporters not to use violence and accept the results of the election if he loses.
"I don't need to tell them that," Trump said when asked if he would address his supporters with a call against violence.
"But would you tell them?" asked the reporter.
"I don't need to tell them that there should be no violence. Of course there will be no violence. My supporters are not violent people. I don't have to tell them this. I certainly don't want violence, but I don't need to tell them anything. These are wonderful people. These are people who do not believe in violence. Unlike your question. You believe in violence," Trump said.