US EditionIntruder with mental health issues vandalizes Washington state Capitol
The suspect caused extensive damage to priceless artifacts and historic rooms before being arrested within 10 minutes; officials say the act was linked to a mental health crisis, not politics.
- On Sunday night, the Legislative Building in Olympia was breached and vandalized, and Washington State Patrol arrested Gunnar McLean Schubert, 29, within about 10 minutes of the first call.
- The Washington State Patrol said the attack was not politically motivated and that Gunnar McLean Schubert was experiencing a mental health crisis, despite recent threats against Senators Patty Murray, Maria Cantwell, and Rep. Kristine Reeves.
- Surveillance video and court documents detail damage to the busts of George Washington and Martin Luther King Jr., burned flags, and a fire in the State Reception Room harming priceless artifacts, DES said.
- On Monday, the Legislative Building reopened to the public with some areas blocked off for repairs, while Schubert was booked on first-degree arson, burglary and malicious mischief and held in Thurston County Jail.
- Gov. Bob Ferguson, Washington governor, wrote `We have the most beautiful Capitol in the country` and praised the Washington State Patrol for their swift response within 10 minutes.
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