California Capitol Evacuated After Shooting Threat

Sacramento’s Fox affiliate reports:

The California State Capitol building was temporarily evacuated Thursday morning due to ‘credible threats’ from a suspect connected to two shootings in the Sacramento area that occurred the previous day and who is still at large, according to Roseville Police and the California Highway Patrol.

The evacuation lasted a little over an hour, and legislators and their staffers could enter the building again around 10:30 a.m. “The California Highway Patrol has notified the Senate of a threat they consider to be credible involving the Capitol,” says a letter sent to state senators and senate staff.

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#BREAKING:#California State Capitol building has been evacuated due to a “credible threat.”https://t.co/EuSVI1KKGt pic.twitter.com/HtL1pJPldI

— KTLA (@KTLA) April 13, 2023

Legislative session disrupted by ‘credible threat’ made at California Capitol https://t.co/oY4vk010jd

— Los Angeles Times (@latimes) April 13, 2023

California legislators and their staff huddled inside offices for several hours today after police warned of a “credible threat” against the state Capitol from a man they said had fired on a nearby hospital the night before. https://t.co/WtGJL6I9uw

— POLITICO (@politico) April 13, 2023