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       Police searched Senate office buildings after a 911 call reported an active shooter at one of them Wednesday, but officers found no evidence that a shooting occurred, authorities said.

       The U.S. Capitol Police posted about the incident shortly before 3 p.m., saying officers were “searching in and around the Senate Office Buildings in response to a concerning 911 call” and advising people inside to shelter in place because the report had been about a “possible active shooter.” Staffers could be seen emerging from the Dirksen Senate Office Building with their hands up.

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       Capitol Police Chief Tom Manger said the caller claimed there was an active shooter at the Hart Senate Office Building, and officers cleared it and two others.

       “We’ve found nothing concerning, nobody that actually heard shots, and certainly no victims,” he said, adding, “This may have been a bogus call.”

       Manger said the original call, which D.C. police received around 2:30 p.m., described a purported “heavy set Hispanic male wearing body armor.” He said investigators had not been able to get back in touch with the person who placed the call.

       This developing story has been updated.

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