Police respond to bomb threat near US Capitol

Capitol Police Chief Tom Manger said the suspect who claimed to have a bomb near the US Capitol surrendered and was taken into custody "without incident." The suspect has been moved from the scene.

Police identified the suspect as 49-year-old Floyd Ray Roseberry. Manger said they still do not know the suspect's motives.

Manger said officials do not know if there are still explosives in the vehicle and it is still an "active scene." Officials still need to search the vehicle and render it safe, he said. 

The official said the man had parked a truck in front of the Library of Congress for several hours and had "advised he had explosives."

Manger said officials tried to negotiate with the man via a white board, and a robot was sent to get a telephone to him, which he refused to use.

The suspect eventually got out of the vehicle and surrendered.

President Joe Biden has been briefed on the bomb threat at the Capitol, a White House official says. 

A suspect who said he had a bomb in a pickup truck near the US Capitol, has surrendered, two law enforcement sources tell CNN.

How the events unfolded: A man drove a black pickup truck onto the sidewalk in front of the Library of Congress at 9:15 a.m. ET, claiming he had a bomb and displayed what looked like a detonator to an officer on the scene, according to US Capitol Police Chief Tom Manger.

Negotiators were in communication with the suspect throughout the day to try to come to a "resolution," Manger told reporters at a press conference near the Capitol earlier today.

Manger said the suspect had been live-streaming. He added that he did not know the suspect's motives.

Police are "still working" on the bomb threat investigation near the US Capitol, according to a tweet.

Capitol Police Chief Tom Manger said in a news briefing earlier that officials continue to negotiate with a man who says he has a bomb in a pickup truck.

"We don't know what his motives are at this time," Manger said.

Two Library of Congress buildings — the Jefferson and the Madison — and the Cannon House Office Building were evacuated due to the suspicious vehicle, according to alerts sent to staffers viewed by CNN.

The White House is closely following events on Capitol Hill at this hour as authorities deal with a bomb threat.

“The White House is monitoring the situation and is receiving updates from law enforcement,” a senior administration official tells CNN.

It is unclear if president Biden has been briefed.

Capitol Police Chief Tom Manger said negotiators continue to try to come to a “resolution” with a man who says he has a bomb in a pickup truck.

Manger said in a news conference near the Capitol that the suspect had been live-streaming and that officials have a “possible name” but added “we don’t have much information about him at this time.”

Video has been posted on Facebook by the suspect, a law enforcement official tells CNN. CNN is not yet naming the suspect. A video that lasts about a half hour shows an individual from inside a truck, holding a canister that he says is a bomb and speaking about a “revolution.” 

After the brief news conference, Manger promised to give periodic updates.

“This is really an ongoing situation,” Manger said.

US Capitol Police Chief Tom Manger provided an update on the bomb threat investigation near the US Capitol during a news conference.

Manger noted, "We don't know what his motives are at this time."

Manger said negotiations with the suspect are ongoing and that officers are communicating with the suspect. Negotiators are "hard at work" to ensure that the situation is resolved peacefully, he said.

CNN is live on scene: 

Law enforcement officials are speaking to reporters about claims of an explosive device in a truck near the US Capitol and evacuation efforts in nearby buildings.

The Supreme Court has also been evacuated on the recommendation of US Capitol Police amid reports of a bomb threat, according to a spokesperson for the court, which is closed to the public because of Covid-19.

Two Library of Congress buildings — the Jefferson and the Madison — and the Cannon House Office Building were also being evacuated due to a suspicious vehicle in the vicinity, according to alerts sent to staffers viewed by CNN.

US Capitol Police on Twitter Thursday said they are responding to the incident of a "suspicious vehicle" near the Library of Congress. 

"This is an active bomb threat investigation," the USCP wrote on Twitter.

Staffers in the Madison and Jefferson buildings on Thursday were alerted by email to remain calm and relocate — and not to exit toward First Street. Those in Cannon were advised to relocate to the Longworth House Office Building using the Capitol's underground tunnels.