UPDATE: October 9 at 7:00 pm.

OLYMPIA, Wash. – New details have emerged about the break-in at the Washington State Capitol building.

Police said the suspect, Gunnar Schubert, not only broke into the building but also damaged a 19th-century piano with significant historical ties to Spokane.

According to the Washington State Historical Society, the piano was built in 1893.

It was brought from Germany to Spokane in 1938 by the founder of the Spokane Conservatory.

After his death in 1987, the piano was gifted to Washington state and has been prominently displayed at the Capitol for over three decades.

A recent damage assessment revealed that the piano suffered light smoke damage and cosmetic damage to its front. The bench associated with the piano was destroyed.

Despite the charges, Sch

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