一名妇女在美国国会大厦内执法人员和唐纳德·特朗普总统的支持者之间的对峙中被枪杀,特朗普总统闯入大楼,迫使国会议员进入封锁区。
抗议者中的一些人被看到穿着防弹衣,他们在美国东部时间下午2点15分左右登上台阶,穿过路障,穿着防暴服的官员和其他为抗议做好准备的安全措施。
警方称,一名妇女在国会大厦内被枪杀,并被送往医院。消息人士告诉美国广播公司新闻,这名身份不明的妇女在晚上晚些时候死亡。
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尚不清楚是什么导致了这起枪击事件,也不清楚执法部门是否参与其中。图像显示,军官们拔出了武器。
共和党众议员马克韦恩·马林(Markwayne Mullin)告诉美国广播公司新闻直播(ABC News Live),他看到了枪击事件的发生,据称还看到警察开枪打死了这名妇女。
官员们说,他们打扫房间,以确保没有设备。参议院在晚上8点继续开会,副总统迈克·彭斯和参议院共和党领袖米奇·麦康奈尔都对暴徒进行了谴责。
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在视频中的这张照片中,副总统迈克·彭斯在参议院休会后再次开会时发表讲话
“我们不会被暴民、暴徒或威胁拒之门外。我们不会向无法无天或恐吓低头,”麦康奈尔说。“我们回到岗位上了。我们将根据宪法为我们的国家履行我们的职责——我们今晚就要做到这一点。”
麦康奈尔继续称今天的事件为“失败的起义”。
在过道两边的领导人一再呼吁取消他的支持者之后,总统在下午4点17分在推特上发布了一条视频消息,告诉他的支持者回家。在同一段视频中,他继续对选举进行毫无根据的虚假宣传。
“我知道你很痛苦,我知道你受伤了。我们的选举被偷了,”他说,并在1分钟的预先录制的视频中重复了一个错误的说法。“但你现在必须回家。”
推特删除了这条推文以及视频和另外两条推文。晚上7点,推特宣布它锁定了特朗普的账户12个小时,并将继续锁定,直到推文被删除。
Twitter在一条帖子中表示:“未来违反Twitter规则,包括我们的公民诚信或暴力威胁政策,将导致@ realDonaldTrump帐户永久暂停。”当晚晚些时候,Facebook宣布24小时内不允许特朗普的官方页面发布。
这条推特是在特朗普的继任者、当选总统乔·拜登,召开新闻发布会来解决这个问题。他呼吁特朗普告诉他的支持者停止。
“这不是异议,这是错乱。很乱。它近乎煽动叛乱。现在必须结束了。我呼吁这群乌合之众退后,让民主的工作继续前进。
整个华盛顿特区国民警卫队都已启动,以提供帮助,其他几个执法团体,包括联邦保护局、特勤局、弗吉尼亚国民警卫队和弗吉尼亚州阿灵顿警察局,正在做出反应,以协助美国国会大厦警察。
白宫新闻秘书凯丽·麦克纳尼说,大约下午3点40分,国民警卫队正在赶来。据消息人士称,众议院议长南希·佩洛西请求国民警卫队帮助保护国会大厦。
冲突始于特朗普和他的盟友当天早些时候举行集会,敦促参议院不要批准当选总统乔·拜登的选举。一旦进入国会大厦,抗议者们就可以自由行动,在挥舞“特朗普2020”旗帜的同时大喊口号。有人看到一个人在大楼里挥舞着邦联的旗帜。
华盛顿特区地铁警察局长罗伯特·孔戴在新闻发布会上告诉记者:“由于那里的警察遭到暴力行为,他们打算进入国会大厦,所以宣布发生了骚乱。”。
据报道,至少有一名抗议者在参议院的讲台上,一些人挨家挨户要求“他们在哪里?”据报道,他们还在敲门。
一名抗议者被拍到手持国会讲台。
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2021年1月6日,DC华盛顿,唐纳德·特朗普总统的支持者在美国国会大厦圆形大厅抗议。
下午4点15分左右,美国酒精、烟草、火器和爆炸物管理局和国会警察正在调查第一街共和党全国委员会总部大楼附近的一个可疑物品。下午5点52分左右,FBI在一份声明中表示,“FBI和我们的执法伙伴已经将两个疑似爆炸装置置于安全状态。调查正在进行中。”
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当特朗普的支持者冲进大楼时,里面的执法人员指示当选官员、工作人员和记者在适当的地方躲避。在下午晚些时候发给国会大厦工作人员的公告中,国会大厦警方命令人们锁上门,保持安静,并让他们的电子设备保持安静。
公告上写道:“如果你在公共场所,找个地方藏起来或找个地方躲起来。”。
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执法人员用枪指着一扇在众议院会议厅被破坏的门
晚上晚些时候,执法人员发射催泪瓦斯试图驱散支持者。
康涅狄格州美国众议员吉姆·希姆斯在推特上写道:“警方要求我们拿出防毒面具,因为圆形大厅里一直在使用催泪瓦斯。”美国参议员杰夫·默克莱(Jeff Merkley)在推特上说,选举团的选票被从地板上救了出来。
“如果我们能干的楼层工作人员没有抓住他们,他们就会被暴徒烧死,”他在推特上说。
西弗吉尼亚州参议员乔·曼钦告诉记者,参议院打算今晚完成选举认证。
曼钦告诉记者,他相信他们能够在国会大厦继续辩论。他说,和其他参议员在安全的拘留室有一种“让我们聚在一起的方式”
“我们今晚就要结束了,”曼钦说。“这些暴徒没有赶走我们。”
众议院议长佩洛西给议员们发了一封信,表示一旦国会批准,他们将继续他们的议程。
“成员和工作人员应该留在国会大厦,直到他们得到美国国会警察的通知,”她写道。"我期待着今晚晚些时候在这个极度悲伤的时刻见到你。"
据警方称,下午3点20分左右,参议院被封锁,官员们正在将抗议者从圆形大厅的二楼和三楼推下。
在当天早些时候的集会上,特朗普表示他不会让步,并呼吁支持者走向国会大厦。他向人群承诺他会和他在一起,但没有履行承诺,回到了白宫。
“我们不会让他们压制你的声音。我们不会让它发生,”特朗普对欢呼的人群说。
当突破开始时,特朗普发微博副总统迈克·彭斯“没有勇气做应该做的事来保护我们的国家和宪法”,“美国要求真相!”
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王牌发微博下午2:39,“请支持我们的国会警察和执法部门。他们真正站在我们国家一边。保持平和!”
下午3点13分,他发微博,“我要求美国国会大厦的每个人保持和平。没有暴力!请记住,我们是法律和秩序党——尊重法律和我们伟大的蓝衣男女。谢谢!”
下午3点35分,被护送出大楼的彭斯也在推特上恳求道让特朗普的支持者停下来。
“发生在美国国会大厦的暴力和破坏必须停止,现在就必须停止。任何相关人员都必须尊重执法人员,并立即离开大楼,”他在推特上写道。
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美国参议员米特·罗姆尼(Mitt Romney)告诉与他在一起的记者,他处于安全的位置,“这就是总统今天造成的,这场叛乱。”罗姆尼周二在机场受到特朗普支持者的搭讪。
美国参议院民主党领袖查克·舒默(Chuck Schumer)和众议院议长南希·佩洛西(Nancy Pelosi)下午3点50分左右发表了一份联合声明,呼吁特朗普“要求所有抗议者立即离开美国国会大厦和国会广场”。
特朗普核心圈子的前成员也谴责总统没有做足够的工作来阻止他的支持者。前白宫办公厅主任米克·穆尔瓦尼在推特上说,总统的推特不够。
“他现在可以停止这种行为,并且需要做到这一点。告诉这些人回家,”他发微博说。
华盛顿市长穆里尔·布瑟发布了全市宵禁令,从下午6点开始,到周四早上6点结束
市长办公室称:“宵禁期间,除市长指定的人员外,任何人不得在区内的任何街道、小巷、公园或其他公共场所步行、骑自行车、跑步、闲逛、站立或以汽车或其他交通工具代步。”。
在下午晚些时候的新闻发布会上,布瑟称抗议活动是“可耻的、不爱国的”和“非法的”
“大都会警察局已经被部署来协助美国国会警察恢复国会大厦的秩序。我们的警察局长将领导指挥部清理国会大厦,并在国会大厦周围建立一个周界,”她说。
诺森州长还宣布亚历山大和阿灵顿从下午6点开始宵禁。
Capitol breached by pro-Trump mob during 'failed insurrection,' woman shot inside dies
A woman was shot and killed during a standoff inside the U.S. Capitol between law enforcement and supporters of President Donald Trump, who breached the building, forcing a lockdown with members of Congress inside.
The protesters, some of who were seen wearing body armor, made their way up the steps around 2:15 p.m. ET, pushing through barricades, officers in riot gear and other security measures put in place in anticipation of the protest.
A woman was shot inside the Capitol and rushed to the hospital, police said. The unidentified woman died later in the evening, sources tell ABC News.
It's unclear what led to the shooting or if law enforcement was involved. Images showed officers with weapons drawn.
Rep. Markwayne Mullin, R-Ok, told ABC News Live that he saw the shooting happened and allegedly saw police shoot the woman.
Officials said they swept rooms to make sure there were no devices. The Senate resumed their session at 8 p.m., where both Vice President Mike Pence and Senate GOP leader Mitch McConnell condemned the mob.
"We will not be kept out of this chamber by mobs or thugs or threats. We will not bow to lawlessness or intimidation," McConnell said. "We are back at our posts. We will discharge our duty under the Constitution and for our nation – and we’re going to do it tonight."
McConnell went on to call today's event a "failed insurrection."
After repeated calls from leaders on both sides of the aisle to call off his supporters, the president released a video message on Twitter at 4:17 p.m., telling his supporters to go home. In the same video, he continued to push baseless, false claims about the election.
"I know you're in pain, I know you're hurt. We had an election that was stolen from us," he said, repeating a false claim in the 1-minute pre-recorded video. "But you have to go home now."
Twitter removed the tweet with the video along with two other tweets. At 7 p.m. Twitterannouncedit locked Trump's account for 12 hours and will continue to keep it locked until the tweets are deleted.
"Future violations of the Twitter Rules, including our Civic Integrity or Violent Threats policies, will result in permanent suspension of the @realDonaldTrump account," Twitter said in a thread. Later in the night Facebook announced it would not allow Trump's official page to post for 24 hours.
The tweet came just as Trump's successor, President-elect Joe Biden,held a news conferenceto address the situation. He called on Trump to tell his supporters to stop.
"This is not dissent, it's disorder. It's chaos. It borders on sedition. And it must end now. I call on this mob to pull back and allow the work of democracy to go forward.
The entire D.C. National Guard has been activated to help, and several other law enforcement groups, including the Federal Protective Service, Secret Service, Virginia National Guard, and Arlington, Virginia, Police Department, are responding to assist the U.S. Capitol Police.
White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany said around 3:40 p.m., the National Guard was on its way. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi requested the National Guard's help to secure the Capitol, according to a source.
The clashes began as Trump and his allies held a rally earlier in the day pushing the Senate to not certify the election for President-elect Joe Biden. Once inside the Capitol, protesters moved freely and shouted chants while waving "Trump 2020" flags. One person was seen waving the Confederate flag inside the building.
"Due to the violent behavior towards the police officers there and their intent on gaining access to the Capitol, a riot was declared," D.C. Metro Police Chief Robert Conte told reporters at a news conference.
According to reports, at least one protester was in the dais of the Senate chamber and some were going door to door demanding, "Where the f--- are they?" They were also banging on the doors, according to reports.
One of the protesters was photographed carrying a congressional lectern.
Around 4:15 p.m., the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and Capitol Police were investigating a suspicious item close to the Republican National Committee headquarters building on First Street. Around 5:52 p.m., the FBI said in a statement that "two suspected explosive devices were rendered safe by the FBI and our law enforcement partners. The investigation is ongoing."
As the Trump supporters stormed the building, law enforcement officers inside instructed elected officials, staff and journalists to shelter in place. In a bulletin sent to Capitol staff later in the afternoon, Capitol Police ordered people to lock their doors, remain quiet and silence their electronics.
"If you are in a public space, find a place to hide or seek cover," the bulletin read.
Later in the evening, law enforcement fired tear gas to try and disperse the supporters.
U.S. Rep. Jim Himes, D-Conn., tweeted, "Police have asked us to get gas masks out as there has been tear gas used in the rotunda." U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore, tweeted that the Electoral College ballots were rescued from the floor.
"If our capable floor staff hadn’t grabbed them, they would have been burned by the mob," he tweeted.
West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin told reporters that the Senate intends to finish certifying the election tonight.
Manchin told reporters he believes that they will be able to continue the debate in the Capitol building. He said that being in the secure holding room with other Senators had a "way of bringing us together."
"We're going to finish tonight," Manchin said. "These thugs are not running us off."
House Speaker Pelosi sent a letter to members that they would proceed with their agenda once the Capitol was cleared.
"Members and staff should remain on the Capitol complex until they are notified by the United States Capitol Police," she wrote. "I look forward to seeing you later this evening, during this time of great sadness."
Around 3:20 p.m., the Senate chamber was reportedly secured and officers were in the process of pushing protesters down from the second and third floor of the rotunda, according to police.
During the rally earlier in the day, Trump said he would not concede and called on the supporters to march up to the Capitol. He promised the crowd he would be with him, but did not follow-up his promise and went back to the White House.
"We will not let them silence your voices. We're not going to let it happen," Trump said to a cheering crowd.
As the breaching started, Trumptweetedthat Vice President Mike Pence "didn’t have the courage to do what should have been done to protect our Country and our Constitution," and "USA demands the truth!"
Trumptweetedat 2:39 p.m., "Please support our Capitol Police and Law Enforcement. They are truly on the side of our Country. Stay peaceful!"
At 3:13 p.m., hetweeted,"I am asking for everyone at the U.S. Capitol to remain peaceful. No violence! Remember, WE are the Party of Law & Order – respect the Law and our great men and women in Blue. Thank you!"
At 3:35 p.m., Pence, who was escorted out of the building, alsopleaded on Twitterfor the Trump supporters to stop.
"The violence and destruction taking place at the US Capitol Must Stop and it Must Stop Now. Anyone involved must respect Law Enforcement officers and immediately leave the building," he tweeted.
U.S. Sen. Mitt Romney told reporters who were with him in a secure position, "This is what the president has caused today, this insurrection." Romney had been accosted by a Trump supporter at an airport Tuesday.
U.S. Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi released a joint statement around 3:50 p.m. and called on Trump "to demand that all protestors leave the U.S. Capitol and Capitol Grounds immediately.”
Former members of Trump's inner circle also condemned the president for not doing enough to stop his supporters. Former White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney tweeted that the president's tweets were not enough.
"He can stop this now and needs to do exactly that. Tell these folks to go home,"he tweeted.
Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser issued a citywide curfew that began at 6 p.m. and ending Thursday at 6 a.m.
"During the hours of the curfew, no person, other than persons designated by the Mayor, shall walk, bike, run, loiter, stand, or motor by car or other mode of transport upon any street, alley, park, or other public place within the District," the mayor's office said.
During a news conference later in the afternoon, Bowser called the protests "shameful, unpatriotic" and "unlawful."
"The Metropolitan Police Department has been deployed to assist the United States Capitol police in restoring order to the Capitol. And our chief of police will lead the command to clear the Capitol building and establish a perimeter around the Capitol," she said.
Gov. Northam also declared a curfew in Alexandria and Arlington that began at 6 p.m.