WONDERING WHY MSM ISN’T SHOWING PICTURES OF CAPITOL SHOOTER?

A Tennessee man who interrupted Congress last year was shot by U.S. Capitol police inside the building’s visitor’s center Monday afternoon.

Larry Russell Dawson, a minister, was armed with a pellet gun when he was shot, NBC News reports. Capitol Police said he appeared to be drawing his weapon when he was shot.

The 66-year-old Antioch resident was first named in a report by ABC News. He was shot during the incident, which occurred on March 28. The Washington Post reports that he’s been taken to the Washington Hospital Center and is under police guard. He had undergone surgery after being wounded.

He’s being charged with assault with a deadly weapon and assaulting an officer while armed.

Here’s what you need to know:

1. Dawson Described Himself as a ‘Prophet of God’ While Interrupting Congress in October 2015

In October 2015, Larry Dawson interrupted a House of Representatives session. The Daily Beast reported at the time that Dawson burst into the House chamber on a Thursday afternoon and declared himself to be a “prophet of God.” He was later accused of assaulting a police officer.

The Washington Post reported that during that incident, police officers tried to remove Dawson but he “refused to comply.” He broke free and tried to escape but he was eventually apprehended by a group of cops.

Voice of America reporter Cindy Saine reported that Dawson is “known to police” in the nation’s capital.

ABC Washington’s Chris Papst reports that after the incident in October, Dawson was issued with a “stay away order” from the Capitol building.

He wrote a letter to the federal court about the order, which you can read above. The Washington Post reports that he wrote the letter in lieu of appearing in court.

2. He Is the Pastor of a Tennessee Church & Has Traveled to D.C. to Push for a Higher Minimum Wage

Dawson is a pastor at St. Luke’s Community Church in Nashville, according to his Facebook page and the church’s website.

CBS Radio reporter Steven Portnoy says on Twitter that Dawson has tried to raise money in the past to travel to Washington, D.C. to call for a higher minimum wage:

On the church’s website, Dawson writes:

THE MOVEMENT NOW IS TO GET THE U.S.CONGRESS TO RAISE THE MINMUN WAGE FROM $7.25 TO $15.00.”

I HAVE BEEN TO WASHINGTON, DC. THREE (3) TIMES THIS YEAR PUSHING FOR A RAISE IN THE MINMUM WAGE.

“WE ASK YOU TO HELP US, BY GIVING A DONATION OF ANY AMOUNT, AS WE BEGAN OUR MINISTRY. AND PUSH FOR THE RAISE IN THE MINMUM WAGE.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT. MAY GOD BLESS YOU IN YOUR GIVING.

Dawson also writes on the website, “We thank God for past accomplishments, and for all the Elders and Saints that prayed us through. Now we look forward to a new and brighter future in Christ Jesus. We invite everyone to come and join in and worship with us. Our spirit filled services will be a blessing to you. I love each of you, and I thank you in advance for supporting the vision that God has given to this house.”

The church was founded by a family member in 1972 and was “recreated” by Dawson in 2009.

Speaking to the Washington Post, Dawson’s daughter, Kristie Holliman said she didn’t know why her dad was in D.C. at the time of the shooting. She told the newspaper, “I’m just trying to figure out what happened.”

3. He Filed for Bankruptcy in 2011

Online records show that Dawson filed for bankruptcy in January 2011. He was discharged from personal liability for some of his debts in April 2011.

Those records say that Dawson lived at 7862 Rainey Drive in Antioch, Tennessee, the same address as his church.

He graduated from Carver-Smith High School in Columbia, Tennessee, according to his Facebook page.