By Saqib Saleem Qureshi
Capitol Police stop armed 21-year-old suspect wearing ski mask outside of RNC security perimeter
Washington: Two days after Donald Trump came within inches of being gravely wounded or killed in what authorities called an assassination attempt, another scary scene was abruptly averted by members of US Capitol Police at the Republican National Convention.
On Monday evening, thousands of RNC delegates, staff, and other Republicans poured into the Fiserv Center in Milwaukee for day one of the the GOP nominating contest. While Trump himself as well as his newly-named running mate JD Vance were inside, police officers encountered a man with a ski mask and a gun outside, according to Milwaukee Police.
A 21-year-old man is in custody and awaiting charges after Milwaukee police said he was stopped by Capitol police officers on a street outside of the RNC security perimeter, which extends for several blocks around the convention center.
According to a statement released the man was thought to be acting suspiciously, dressed in a ski mask and wearing a larger tactical backpack on the sweltering, muggy city streets.
Capitol Police initially observed the suspect looking suspicious, wearing a ski mask and a large tactical backpack in the street,” said Sgt Efrain Cornejo, a spokesman for MPD.
