What the records say
- When
- 24 Jul 1998
- Kind
- Shooting
- Coordinates
- 38.89° N, 77.01° W
Placed at the coordinates of the event it links, 1998 United States Capitol shooting.
Summary
Russell Eugene Weston Jr. enters the United States Capitol Building and opens fire, killing two members of the United States Capitol Police, Jacob Chestnut and John Gibson.
1998 United States Capitol shooting
Fatal attack in Washington, D.C.
The 1998 United States Capitol shooting occurred on July 24, 1998, when Russell Eugene Weston Jr. entered the Capitol and fatally shot United States Capitol Police officers Jacob Chestnut and Detective John Gibson.
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