The live updates for this event have ended. "The immense gratitude of the Congress is with all law enforcement officers who today and all days sacrifice to keep the Capitol Complex and those within it safe," she said. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi released a statement after Roseberry's surrender, commending the law enforcement that "once again" had to deal with a "potential threat to the Capitol Hill community." The nearby Supreme Court, James Madison Memorial Building, Thomas Jefferson Building and Cannon House Office Building were evacuated, as well as some residential blocks close to the scene. The FBI, D.C's Metropolitan Police and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives also aided in the response and negotiations with Roseberry. Capitol Police Twitter account alerted the public of an "active bomb threat" Thursday morning on Twitter, and advised people to stay away from the area as officers investigate.
Authorities have yet to confirm Roseberry's motive and whether he did have an operable explosive in the truck. Roseberry livestreamed parts of his standoff on Facebook throughout the incident, speaking about a "revolution," asking to get President Joe Biden on the phone and calling on Democrats to "step down." At one point, he warned that if snipers shot him,"these two and a half blocks going with me."įacebook eventually removed his profile and posts from the site. (ET) after parking his truck on the sidewalk around 9:15 a.m., according to U.S. He was taken into custody "without incident" around 2:30 p.m.
Police identified the suspect as 49-year-old Floyd Ray Roseberry. What followed was an hourslong standoff until his surrender as authorities tried to negotiate a "peaceful resolution" with the man and nearby buildings and homes were evacuated. Capitol Hill was on lockdown Friday afternoon due to an external security threat later revealed to be caused by a knife-wielding suspect who rammed his car into two police officers. Thursday morning and told police that he had a bomb. A North Carolina man drove a pickup truck onto the sidewalk outside of the Library of Congress in Washington D.C.
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