Man surrenders after claiming to have bomb near Capitol

WASHINGTON (AP) — The man who claimed to have a bomb in a pickup truck near the U.S. Capitol has surrendered to law enforcement, ending an hours-long standoff.

The man, identified by law enforcement officials as 49-year-old Floyd Ray Roseberry of North Carolina, crawled out of the vehicle and was being taken into custody shortly before 2:30 p.m.

He had pulled up outside the library earlier in the day and told police he had a bomb in his truck. An officer saw what appeared to be a detonator in the man’s hand.

The man had been negotiating with police during a standoff that lasted around five hours.

Earlier

Police are investigating a report of a possible explosive device in a pickup truck outside the Library of Congress on Capitol Hill and have evacuated the area around the building.

That's according to two law enforcement officials who've spoken on condition of anonymity to The Associated Press.

U.S. Capitol Police say officers are “responding to a suspicious vehicle near the Library of Congress.” The building is near the Capitol and the Supreme Court.

Police have also evacuated the Cannon House Office Building.

The law enforcement officials say investigators on the scene are working to determine whether the device is an operable explosive and whether the man in the truck is holding a detonator.