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The first known Trump administration official to be tried in relation to the events of January 6. According to his arrest affidavit, the suspect allegedly fought a line of police officers and used a police-issued riot shield to wedge an entrance open for other rioters. [122] January 13, 2021 Kevin James Lyons: Federal: Entering ...
On January 6, USCP officers deployed without "less lethal" arms such as sting grenades. Department riot shields had been improperly stored, causing them to shatter upon impact. [3] At 12:49 p.m., Capitol police responded to two bombs near the Capitol. [4] Minutes later, rioters breached a police perimeter west of the Capitol building.
Capitol Police officers on duty: More than 1,200 Capitol Police officers try to hold off Donald Trump supporters at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. (Kent Nishimura / Los Angeles Times)
Capitol Police leadership had not planned for a riot or attack, [362] and on January 6, under "orders from leadership", the force deployed without riot gear, shields, batons, or "less lethal" arms such as sting grenades. Department riot shields had been improperly stored, causing them to shatter upon impact. [160]
A Capitol police officer looks out of a broken window as rioters gather in the Capitol Building on Jan. 6, 2021 A pro-Trump mob disrupted the official certification of Joe Biden's victory in the ...
An explosion caused by a police munition is seen while supporters of then-President Donald Trump riot in front of the U.S. Capitol Building on Jan. 6, 2021. (Leah Millis/Reuters) (Leah Millis ...
Smith, 35, shot himself in the head on the George Washington Memorial Parkway on January 15, 2021, the day he was supposed to return to duty. [6] [2] [7] Smith's was the second of two police suicides in the immediate aftermath of the storming of the Capitol, the other being that of the U.S. Capitol Police officer Howard Liebengood. [6]
Ohio Sen. Bernie Moreno (R), another top Trump ally, said the Jan. 6 riot was a thing of the past and maintained he and Trump continued to be big supporters of law enforcement. “Some of these ...