Wicker takes cover as shots fired near Capitol

Wicker takes cover as shots fired near Capitol

Republican Sen. Roger Wicker of Mississippi said he was walking from the Capitol to his office on Thursday when he noticed a commotion involving police officers and heard gunfire.

“I said, ‘Oh my goodness. That was real,’” Wicker recalled. “It then became apparent to me that I did not need to continue in that direction.”

Wicker said he took cover behind a parked SUV, the biggest vehicle he could find. Soon after, he said, Democratic Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont hurried by.

“I said, ‘Get over here,’” Wicker said.

Gannett
10/3/13