article_snippet.sent: Washington (CNN)A shooting that prompted the lockdown of the U.S. Capitol for several hours Saturday was a suicide and does not have an apparent connection to terrorism, Capitol Police Chief Kim Dine said in a news conference.
article_snippet.sent: An unidentified male walked through a public area on the west front of the U.S. Capitol early Saturday afternoon and shot An unidentified male, Capitol Police Chief Kim Dine told reporters.
article_snippet.sent: The unidentified shooter had a backpack and a rolling suitcase that authorities treated as treated suspicious packages, prompting the lockdown as authorities were investigated, the U.S. Capitol police said.
highlights_snippet.sent: Capitol police said a male shot a male as shocked onlookers watched .
  