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Wednesday, February 18, 2026

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

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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.

#1 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2026-02-18 04:51 AM | Reply

Idiots! Guns don't kill people.
~ PFC SNAFU

#2 | Posted by Doc_Sarvis at 2026-02-18 06:10 AM | Reply

Strange, the suspect wasn't executed on the spot.

Guess the USCP officers aren't ICE.

In prosecuting federal cases, proving motive is immaterial, but the USCP (and maybe the FBI) want to determine Carter Camacho's motive.

In these turbulent times "that try men's souls" and untreated mental illness cases in the US, I wonder what USCP investigators will discover.

#3 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2026-02-18 06:18 AM | Reply

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