US Capitol Police (USCP) officers surrounded and arrested a man who ran toward the US Capitol with a loaded shotgun.
Threat Reporting Against US Congressmen Increasing
Capitol Police release a name: "The suspect, 18-year-old Carter Camacho of Smyrna, GA, was arrested for Unlawful Activities, Carrying a Rifle without a License, Unregistered Firearm, and Unregistered Ammunition."
-- Sahil Kapur (@sahilkapur.bsky.social) Feb 17, 2026 at 5:30 PM
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Carter Camacho (18) of Smyrna, GA was arrested without resistance for Unlawful Activities, Carrying a Rifle without a License, Unregistered Firearm, and Unregistered Ammunition.
Camacho also had multiple rounds of ammunition and was wearing a tactical style vest.
USCP officers found the suspect's SUV in front of the US Botanic Garden on Maryland Avenue, SW. A gas mask and helmet were spotted inside the vehicle.
The USCP's Threat Assessment Section is investigating to determine the suspect's motive. He was not on file with the USCP.
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Last year a Republican maniac from Texas was arrested for threatening NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani (D-NY) and a few weeks ago, a Republican lunatic attacked House Democrat Ilhan Omar (D-MN) at a town hall where she fearlessly met her assailant head on: YouTube
Georgia has some of the laxest gun ownership restrictions in the US and every eleven minutes someone in the US is killed with a firearm, either by an assailant, by accident, or by their own hand. According to the NIH, one in five Americans live with a mental illness. The linked USCP report shows an increase in threat reporting against Members of Congress. This is all a formula for future tragedies, like US Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ) who was shot in the head by a crazed Republican in Tucson Arizona on 8 Jan 2011; 18 others were wounded.
"This American carnage stops right here and stops right now." (Dummkopf Trumpf, braying to the Nation on 20 Jan 2017)
USCP Officers detained Carter Camacho without resistance.
