Capitol Police Say They Found Guns and a Bow and Arrow in a Car Near the Capitol

Police said that “there does not appear to be a nexus to the Congress” for the suspected owner of the car.

A view of the U.S. Capitol building in Washington DC.
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U.S. Capitol Police said they arrested a 23-year-old Oregon resident Wednesday morning after his vehicle was found parked in a congressional staff parking area filled with various weapons.

Police said a Subaru Outback was found at around 9 a.m. with a large tricycle strapped to the roof. It did not have proper parking tags, and officers “spotted what appeared to be a bow & arrow, a knife, and an empty pistol holster inside the vehicle,” according to a statement.

Law enforcement officials eventually collected a rifle, handgun, ammunition, knives, axes, a halberd, a rapier sword and a bow and arrow from inside the vehicle, Capitol Police said.