Business as usual: Hill staffer checks phone amid Capitol shooting chaos [photo]

Though there are plenty of dramatic photos going around of this afternoon’s shooting outside the Capitol, New York Times photographer Doug Mills captured what many people are calling the photo of the day. As police sharpshooters set up a perimeter around the area, a Capitol Hill staffer walks through the scene casually checking his phone — he didn’t want to miss out on any exciting developments, probably.

A Hill Staffer checks his phone as Capitol Hill police take aim on the grounds of the Capitol. #shooting pic.twitter.com/iQviYcuM84

— Doug Mills (@dougmillsnyt) October 3, 2013

https://twitter.com/MassivRuss/status/385877190799159296

@dougmillsnyt checking twitter to see if the news was real

— hari sreenivasan (@hari) October 3, 2013

https://twitter.com/edhornick/status/385871144663777280

Playing poker w/ McCain? RT @dougmillsnyt: Staffer checks his phone as police take aim on the grounds of the Capitol. pic.twitter.com/CfzyH5qZeE

— suzanne (@NabilahIrshad) October 3, 2013

Zing!

@dougmillsnyt @washingtonpost what a commentary on the world we live in – nothing more important than staying connected #wow

— Jody (@randomJody) October 3, 2013

https://twitter.com/charris0n/status/385871868194205696