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January 7, 2021
United States Capitol Police on Thursday said over 50 cops sustained serious injuries during Wednesday’s attack on the Capitol by supporters of US President Donald Trump.
Capitol Police Chief Steven Sund, who stated this in a statement, said the officers have been hospitalised.
Sund said the Capitol riot was the first in his 30-year experience as a law enforcement agent in Washington.
He said the police were investigating the death of a woman known as Ashli Babbitt. The victim was shot during the riot and pronounced dead thereafter when the rioters invaded Capitol during a joint session of Congress held to certify the electoral victory of President-elect Joe Biden.
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MSNBC’s Joe Scarborough asked in a profanity-laced segment what is “wrong” with Capitol Police that its officers would allow protesters into the building amid a pro-Trump protest.
“I want to know from the Capitol Hill police: What is it? Is it just white people? Or is it Donald Trump supporters? Why do you scream at people for walking across the street three blocks away from the Capitol? Why are you known as badasses around the Capitol, but then, Trump supporters come in, and you open the f -ing doors for them?”
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The United States Capitol Police Chief Steven Sund, Thursday revealed that more than 50 police officers sustained injuries and are currently hospitalized following attack by some persons allegedly supporting President Donald Trump on Wednesday.
Disclosing this in a statement obtained by the Journalists, the Police Chief said that they were attacked with metal pipes, discharged chemical irritants and other dangerous objects.
According to him: “United States Capitol Police officers and our law enforcement partners responded valiantly when faced with thousands of individuals involved in violent riotous actions as they stormed the United States Capitol Building.
“These individuals actively attacked United States Capitol Police Officers and other uniformed law enforcement officers with metal pipes, discharged chemical irritants, and took up other weapons against our officers. They were determined to enter into the Capitol Building by causing great damage.