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Increased security at Capitol, ‘everybody on edge’

By Paul Bedard
Published June 14, 2017 2:05pm ET
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Increased security at Capitol, ‘everybody on edge’
Capitol Hill Police officers shut down the plaza on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, June 14, 2017, after House Majority Whip Steve Scalise was shot during a Congressional baseball game in Alexandria, Va. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) | J. Scott Applewhite

The U.S. Capitol complex was put under increased security after the morning shooting in Virginia at a practice for Republican members of the congressional baseball team.

“The Capitol complex is under higher security at this time,” said a top Hill source.

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