A Washington Metropolitan Police spokesman said officers responded to the 3400 block of Massachusetts Avenue, NW, around 12:12 a.m., referring to a suspicious person based on an information bulletin from Texas, which was sent by the US Secret Service was detained. “Law enforcement officers contacted the man after an information bulletin was issued across the region for the suspect.
Police in DC have said officers arrested and charged 31-year-old Paul Murray of San Antonio, and that a gun and ammunition were recovered from his vehicle.
In a police report obtained by CNN, it appears officers claim Murray was in possession of an “AR-15 semi-automatic rifle, 113 rounds of unregistered ammunition and five 30 magazines.”
According to the police, he is charged with several charges: carrying a dangerous weapon, carrying a rifle or shotgun outside a business, possession of unregistered ammunition and possession of a large capacity for carrying ammunition.
The U.S. Secret Service said in a statement to CNN that officers from the Uniformed Division detained the man before the Metropolitan Police arrived on the scene.
A Secret Service official says none of the agency’s patrons were at the residence during the incident.