Central Florida Congressman Cory Mills is under investigation for an alleged assault, a spokesman for the District of Columbia’s Metropolitan Police Department said Friday. Officers were called to an apartment building about two miles from the U.S. Capitol at 1:15 p.m. Wednesday, according to the police department.

D.C. police confirm they are investigating an alleged assault by Florida Rep. Cory Mills, a Republican representing a district northeast of Orlando, calling it an active criminal investigation.

In a statement, the office of Representative Cory Mills denied any wrongdoing on his behalf. By Aimee Ortiz The Metropolitan Police Department in Washington, D.C., said on Friday that it was investigating U.