Washington Police and FBI agents gather outside the Family Research Council in Washington, Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2012, after security guard at the lobbying group was been shot in the arm. A police spokeswoman says the shooting happened Wednesday morning at the Family Research Council. Police say one person has been taken into custody. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Washington Police and FBI agents gather outside the Family Research Council in Washington, Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2012, after security guard at the lobbying group was been shot in the arm. A police spokeswoman says the shooting happened Wednesday morning at the Family Research Council. Police say one person has been taken into custody. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Washington Police and FBI agents gather outside the Family Research Council in Washington, Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2012, after security guard at the lobbying group was been shot in the arm. A police spokeswoman says the shooting happened Wednesday morning at the Family Research Council. Police say one person has been taken into custody. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Washington Police Chief Cathy Lanier meets with reporters near the Family Research Council in Washington, Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2012, after a security guard for the lobbying group was shot in the arm. A police spokeswoman says the shooting happened Wednesday, at the headquarters of the Family Research Council. Police say one person has been taken into custody. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Washington Police Chief Cathy Lanier meets with reporters near the Family Research Council in Washington, Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2012, after a security guard for the lobbying group was shot in the arm. A police spokeswoman says the shooting happened Wednesday, at the headquarters of the Family Research Council. Police say one person has been taken into custody. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
WASHINGTON (AP) ? A law enforcement official says a suspected gunman made a negative reference about the work of a conservative Christian lobbying group before shooting a security guard.
The reference was made in a confrontation in the lobby of the Family Research Council in Washington Wednesday morning. The official said the suspect was not specific. The official would only speak on condition of anonymity because the investigation is ongoing.
After being shot in the arm, the security guard and others wrestled the suspect to the ground and he was arrested. His name has not been released publicly.
The Family Research Council strongly opposes gay marriage and abortion and says it advocates "faith, family and freedom in public policy and public opinion."
Associated Press
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