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From a 1:30 PM briefing with Sergeant Kimberly Schneider of the Capitol Police: MORE »

We’re all over the story of the possible shooting at the Rayburn House Office Building. Our prior coverage is available here and here. There will be another police briefing shortly, which we’ll be watching. MORE »

13:00 — Hotline has the following details: Cap police have started their search, are entering offices with guns drawn. Scary, but totally AWESOME! Also — the person on the gurney in the ambulance? Not actually injured. HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE!

MSNBC reports that Rep. Jim Saxton (R-NJ) is one of the people who heard the shots (”one of”?).

More fun speculation: gunman in gym = plainclothes cop?

12:30 — Dana Bash: Two women came out of the gym very excitedly claiming that there was a man with a gun in there. African-american woman wheeled out on gurney, put in ambulance. “Conflicting reports.”

The Cap police just sent out a hilarious bulletin, we’ve put it after the jump. Highlight: “During the search, the police officers will knock 3 times on each office door, announce ‘United States Capitol Police’, knock 3 additional times, and then voice the code word ‘BASEBALL’.”

Twice on the pipe, of course, means IT’S THE GUNMAN.

Rest of the coverage, after the jump.

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11:40 — Forklift driver claims responsibility! Says his truck goes “bang bang bang”! CNN interviews elevator company guys who all claim to be named Anderson. That’s it for now, we’ll get back to this for the Cap Police briefing at noon.

Shooting at the Rayburn office building! Maybe!

Apparently in the garage, the “sounds of gunshot” in the Rayburn garage (but no confirmation), complete lockdown and evacuation just lockdown, apparently.

So, there’s a police firing range down there. WTOP traffic lady recommends avoiding Independence for the time being.

Also — there’s a police firing range down there! Capitol police aren’t saying anything more. LOCKDOWN!

ALSO ON CNN: “TOUR BUSES COLLIDE!”

Rest or our LIVE COVERAGE, after the jump.

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Happy End of Recess Suspicious Substance Warning! MORE »