The Maryland State House in Annapolis was put on lockdown Thursday evening and staff and guests were told to shelter in place after state capitol police received a call from someone saying they were armed and approaching the building, the Baltimore Banner reports. A Banner reporter in the building during the lockdown was told there were reports of gunmen in the state house. As of 6:15 p.m. ET, no intruder or gun had been found at the scene. Staff were being evacuated by law enforcement officers as they search the building. Should no intruder be found, this would be the latest in a series of swatting incidents hitting public officials and buildings.
UPDATE 7:08 p.m. ET: The Maryland state house has been opened after it was cleared by local law enforcement.