The U.S. Capitol Police announced it evacuated the Capitol building "out of an abundance of caution" Wednesday before deeming there was no credible threat.
Yet that caution was because of a U.S. Army Golden Knights parachute landing at Nationals Park prior to the game between the Washington Nationals and Arizona Diamondbacks.
Mike Valerio of CNN reported a single-engine aircraft flew the parachutists above Nationals Park and near the Capitol and that the demonstration was "not coordinated appropriately."
Andrew Desiderio of Politico added visual context:
Andrew DesiderioPer <a href="https://twitter.com/flightradar24?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@flightradar24</a>, this U.