Man with gun in backpack arrested near Republican National Convention
SUMMARY
On Monday, near the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, police arrested a 21-year-old man carrying a concealed firearm in a tactical backpack without a permit. The arrest occurred just outside the convention's vehicle screening perimeter on North 11th Street. Law enforcement became suspicious of the man, who was wearing a ski mask and carrying the large backpack in the street. U.S. Capitol Police conducted the "subject stop," though specific details about the type of firearm involved were not disclosed. The incident unfolded amidst heightened security following an earlier assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump at a Pennsylvania rally.
