Person Shot Inside US
Capitol Has Died
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BY ZACHARY STIEBER
January 6, 2021
Updated: January 6, 2021
The woman who was shot inside the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday
has died, the Metropolitan Police Department said.
A police spokesman told news outlets that the woman died,
but declined to provide more details on her identity or what happened.
The U.S. Capitol police didn’t return a request for information.
Speaking to reporters in a press conference earlier in the day,
Washington Police Chief Robert Contee III confirmed one person
was shot but said other details weren’t immediately available.
“That incident is under investigation and we don’t have anything
else to provide at this time,” Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser,
a Democrat, added.
Video footage showed gunshots being fired after protesters entered
the Capitol on Wednesday afternoon, interrupting a joint session of
Congress. In one clip, a shot is heard ringing out as a woman is climbing
into the Speaker’s Lobby just outside the House chamber.
Another video showed the aftermath of the shooting.
“We had stormed into the chambers inside, and there was a young lady
who rushed through the windows. A number of police and Secret Service
were saying ‘get back, get down, get out of the way,'” a witness told WUSA.
“She didn’t heed the call and as we kind of raced up to grab people, and
pull them back, they shot her in the neck.”
Police officers rushed in wearing riot gear and escorted others who were
part of the group out of the building, the man said. He was standing outside
the Capitol during the interview.
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With the Washington Monument in the background,
people attend a rally in support of President Donald Trump
near the White House in Washington on Jan. 6, 2021.
(Jacquelyn Martin/AP Photo)
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People shelter in the House gallery as protesters try to break into the
House Chamber at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Jan. 6, 2021.
(Andrew Harnik/AP Photo)
A huge crowd had gathered outside the building as both chambers
of Congress convened to count electoral votes. An early objection to
Arizona’s votes triggered a two-hour debate, which was going to be
followed by a vote.
Over 100 GOP legislators planned to file objections to votes from at
least six states, alleging irregularities and, in some cases, fraud.
Unless the objections are upheld—considered unlikely in the face of
united Democratic opposition, with some Republicans siding with
them—Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden was expected to be
certified the winner over President Donald Trump.
But the session, already expected to drag on until late Wednesday or
even into Thursday, was derailed as protesters stormed the Capitol.
Police were seen arresting a number of people, but the bulk appeared
to be free to roam corridors and other areas, until reinforcements arrived.
Photographs from inside the House Chamber showed officers with guns
drawn. Other photos showed approximately 30 protesters inside the
Senate chamber, with several holding large U.S. flags and others wearing
“Make America Great Again” gear. Several police officers were injured
during the chaos, Contee said.
Trump and congressional leaders urged people to exit the building
and return home.
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