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The four people killed during the chaos at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday were all from outside the Washington, D.C., area, according to Metropolitan Police Department Chief Robert Contee.
During a press conference on Thursday, Contee identified the woman who was shot and killed by law enforcement as 35-year-old Ashli Babbitt from Huntington, Maryland. The other three who died from medical emergencies were identified as 50-year-old Benjamin Phillips of Ringtown, Pennsylvania, 55-year-old Kevin Greeson of Athens, Alabama, and 34-year-old Roseanne Boylan of Kennesaw, Georgia.
In a late-night news conference, Contee said that 47 of the 52 arrests to date were related to violations of Mayor Muriel Bowser’s 6pm curfew, with 26 of those involving people arrested on US Capitol grounds.
Four deaths, 52 arrests after Trump supporters storm US Capitol Four deaths, 52 arrests after Trump supporters storm US Capitol
Pro-Trump protesters clash with Capitol police during a rally to contest the certification of the 2020 US presidential election results by the US Congress. Photo: Reuters
Washington: Four people died and 52 were arrested, Washington DC’s police chief said, after supporters of President Donald Trump stormed the US Capitol on Wednesday to stop Congress from certifying President-elect Joe Biden’s election victory.
In a late night news conference, Metropolitan Police Department Chief Robert J. Contee said 47 of the 52 arrests to date were related to violations of Mayor Muriel Bowser’s 6 pm. curfew, with 26 of those involving people arrested on US Capitol grounds.
Four people died and 52 were arrested, Washington D.C.’s police chief said, after supporters of President Donald Trump stormed the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday to stop Congress from certifying President…