4 dead and 52 arrested after riot at US Capitol building
Of the 52 people arrested, 47 were found to have violated Mayor Muriel Bowser's curfew, said Washington Police Director Robert J. Contee.
Four people have been killed and 52 arrested after supporters of President Donald Trump stormed the Capitol building to stop the session certifying President-elect Joe Biden's victory.
Washington Police Department Director Robert J. Contee said that of the 52 people arrested, 47 were in violation of Mayor Muriel Bowser’s curfew from 6 p.m. on January 6 to 6 a.m. on January 7. Several others were arrested for carrying prohibited weapons or carrying no permits.
Security forces seized two pipe bombs at the headquarters of the Republican National Committee and the Democratic National Committee, and a cooler containing Molotov cocktails placed on a vehicle on the Capitol grounds, Contee said.
Mr Contee said 14 police officers were injured, two of whom were hospitalized. He also declined to identify a woman who was shot dead during the riots, saying further information was still pending.
Current forceprotect the US Capitol buildingare facing questions about why more was not done to ensure order and security. Mayor Bowser said police plan to ask the public for help in identifying the rioters. Many of them took photos inside the Capitol building and their images can be seen in videos posted on social media. Mayor Bowser said she would extend the state of emergency in the capital for 15 days, restricting the movement of people, if necessary./.
