India, Feb. 18 -- Officers from the U.S. Capitol Police arrested a person believed to be carrying a gun near the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, D.C., shortly after noon on Tuesday, February 17.

Here are 5 things to know on the incident.

"Our officers just arrested an 18-year-old man with what appears to be a gun near the West Front of the U.S. Capitol building," Capitol Police wrote on X.

Officers halted him and told him to drop his weapon and get on the ground, which led to his prompt arrest.

Police closed the area near the Capitol's west entrance as they looked into the incident, but it has since reopened, Fox 5 reported.

On Capitol Grounds, it is forbidden to have firearms or other dangerous objects, such as explosives or dr...