The officials initially said the suspect was being taken to the hospital in critical condition. Fencing that prevented vehicular traffic near that area was recently removed.
The security checkpoint is typically used by senators and staff on weekdays, but lawmakers are away for recess. It occurred about 100 yards (91 meters) from the entrance of the building on the Senate side of the Capitol. But the incident underscores that the building and campus remain potential targets for violence. Pittman said the suspect did not appear to have been on police radar. There was no immediate connection apparent between Jan. Authorities installed a tall perimeter fence around the Capitol and for months restricted traffic along the roads closest to the building, but they have begun pulling back some of the emergency measures in recent weeks. 6 riot, including Capitol Police officer Brian Sicknick, who was among a badly outnumbered force trying to fight off insurrectionists who supported former President Donald Trump’s bid to overturn the election. Incoming Vice President Kamala Harris would then have the casting vote in the Senate, enabling President-elect Joe Biden to push through his agenda when he enters the White House on January 20.Five people died in the Jan. Two Senate seats are up for grabs in these special run-offs, with overall control of the chamber for the next two years within the Democrats’ reach if they manage to win both elections and split the Senate 50-50. Meanwhile, figures from across the world of entertainment have been sharing their reaction to the hotly contested US Senate runoff elections in Georgia, where the Democrats look set to clinch victory.
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XKNKWNbHxZīREAKING: #Trump Supporters Break Glass windows at Capitol, trying to storm in.īuilding on lockdown, session in recess and situation escalating: /3tVNntPNXv View from inside the Capitol as people gather on the West Front. Pro-Trump protesters carrying flags march through the Capitol building, chanting "we want Trump," forcing a lockdown with members of Congress inside. Several people got on to a scaffolding outside Senate, took it to second floor, which looked like the area where McConnell’s office is located, and started banging on windows /IIZ21nkzFT "Move forward and we can beat them." Throwing things are police. People in a tower telling the crowd to press forward. #BREAKING: Congress evacuated as protesters storm Capitol tear gas used: /bDK5vMUKWW Whoa: Trump supporters going at it with the police on the steps of the Capitol as Congress counts the Electoral College ballots inside /LiQhaa5KkQ Police officers are holding them steps away from the Senate chamber, which is locked. Trump loyalists pepper-spraying and punching D.C. Trump loyalists and police continue to clash, as thousands more are making their way to the Capitol building. Trump supporters are trying to break past police lines at the Capitol building. See more footage and images from the Capitol Building protests below: In the weeks leading up to today’s rally, officials in Washington had taken steps to curb any potential violence relating to the event.Īccording to Time, more than 300 National Guard troops had taken positions near the Capitol Building, although Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser asked they not be armed in an effort to avoid the escalation of confrontation.