Man With Rifle Arrested in Park Near US Capitol

Man With Rifle Arrested in Park Near US Capitol
The U.S Capitol in Washington on Nov. 3, 2023. Mariam Zuhaib/AP Photo
The Associated Press
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WASHINGTON—A man with a rifle was arrested in a park near the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday, police said.

Police confronted 21-year-old Ahmir Lavon Merrell of Atlanta after someone saw him with the gun in a park near Senate office buildings and told an officer, U.S. Capitol Police said in a statement. Officers demanded that he drop the gun, but he refused and they used a Taser stun gun to subdue him, police said.