WASHINGTON (AP) — The man who claimed to have bomb in a pickup truck near the U.S. Capitol has surrendered to law enforcement, ending an hours-long standoff.

The man, identified by law enforcement officials as 49-year-old Floyd Ray Roseberry of North Carolina, crawled out of the vehicle and was being taken into custody shortly before 2:30 p.m.

He had pulled up outside the library earlier in the day and told police he had a bomb in his truck.

An officer saw what appeared to be a detonator in the man’s hand.

The man had been negotiating with police during a standoff that lasted around five hours.

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Law enforcement authorities say a man sitting in a black pickup truck outside the Library of Congress has told police that he has a bomb.

That’s led to a standoff in the heart of the nation’s capital.

Law enforcement officials are trying to determine whether it’s a real bomb.

Capitol Police Chief Thomas Manger says police have evacuated multiple buildings around the Capitol after officers observed the man holding what appeared to be a detonator.

The man’s name was not immediately disclosed.

Police negotiators are said to be communicating with him as he writes notes and shows them to authorities from inside the truck.

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WASHINGTON (AP) — A man sitting in a pickup truck outside the Library of Congress has told police that he has a bomb, and that’s led to a massive law enforcement response to determine whether it’s an operable explosive device.

That word comes from people briefed on the matter who aren’t authorized to discuss the situation publicly.

They’ve spoken to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity.

The truck has no license plates, and when law enforcement noticed it in the morning, authorities reported a possible bomb threat over police radios.

Investigators are trying to determine whether the man is holding a detonator.

They’re communicating with him as he writes notes and shows them to police from inside the truck.

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Police are investigating a report of a possible explosive device in a pickup truck outside the Library of Congress on Capitol Hill and have evacuated  have evacuated multiple buildings on the sprawling Capitol complex.

That’s according to two law enforcement officials who’ve spoken on condition of anonymity to The Associated Press.

U.S. Capitol Police say officers are “responding to a suspicious vehicle near the Library of Congress” and that it’s an “active bomb threat investigation.”

The officials say investigators on the scene a working to determine whether the device is an operable explosive and whether the man in the truck is holding a detonator.

Police are sending snipers to the scene.