US Capitol Police Officer Suspended After Gun Discharges in Break Room

US Capitol Police Officer Suspended After Gun Discharges in Break Room
The U.S. Capitol in Washington on March 8, 2021. Erin Scott/Reuters
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A U.S. Capitol Police (USCP) officer has been suspended after firing his gun in the break room of the Cannon House Office Building in Washington on Tuesday.

“The Capitol Police’s Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR) is investigating the discharge of a USCP weapon inside a break room in the Cannon Office Building. The officer has been suspended while OPR investigates the incident,” USCP said in a statement obtained by The Epoch Times.

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