GA Man With Loaded Shotgun At U.S. Capitol Arrested, Police Say

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Police say they have arrested a Georgia man after he was accused of running toward the U.S. Capitol with a loaded shotgun.

U.S. Capitol Police said the incident happened around noon Tuesday on the Capitol's Lower West Terrace. They identified the suspect as Carter Camacho, 18, of Smyrna.

Camacho was accused of having multiple rounds of ammunition and a tactical vest. Police said they found his vehicle in front of the U.S. Botanic Garden on Maryland Avenue Southwest, and a gas mask and helmet were inside the vehicle.

He was arrested on charges of unlawful activities, carrying a rifle without a license, unregistered firearm and unregistered ammunition, police said.

No one was injured during the incident, police said.

“Just last summer, we held an active threat exercise on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol – in the very location where today’s officers stopped the suspect,” U.S. Capitol Police Chief Michael Sullivan said in a news release. “These now routine exercises are planned monthly and in different areas of the Capitol Complex to keep our officers ready for potential threats just like this.”

The incident took place ahead of President Donald Trump's State of the Union speech, which he is expected to give on Feb. 24 at the U.S. Capitol, according to NBC News.

The USCP’s Threat Assessment Section is working to determine a motive.