Four Dead, 52 Arrested Amid Pro-Trump Capitol Riots

Plus: Capitol Hill Mob Accessed Congressional Computers — ‘Consider Them All Compromised’

TOPLINE

Four people died and 52 were arrested as Trump supporters swarmed Washington, D.C., with all the deaths and the majority of arrests occurring amid the unprecedented storming of the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday. 

KEY FACTS

D.C. authorities said that three people died around the Capitol grounds due to medical emergencies, while one woman, who was identified as San Diego woman Ashli Babbitt, was shot and killed inside the Capitol Building after a pro-Trump mob swept past police, forcing lawmakers to evacuate.

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser said 47 people were arrested for violating a 6 p.m. curfew, while the others were booked for other protest-related charges, including unlawful weapons possession.

Law enforcement officers forcibly cleared the Capitol Wednesday evening after a pro-Trump mob swarmed the building, caused evacuations, occupied lawmakers’ offices and clashed with police officers. 

Bowser extended the city’s public emergency for 15 days, until President Donald Trump leaves office, citing protesters’ “destructive and riotous behavior.”

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