Shots have been fired in the US Senate chamber during an armed standoff between police and patriots attempting to breach the room, according to reports.
A female Trump supporter has been removed from the building on a stretcher, covered in blood, on live television after reportedly being shot in the neck.
SHOTS FIRED INSIDE CHAMBERS pic.twitter.com/RRzmgjpRd6
— RealisT™ (@Realistqx) January 6, 2021
Shots fired!!! pic.twitter.com/eSFI8FVZ1n
— Javier Manjarres (@JavManjarres) January 6, 2021
Reports of shots fired on Capitol Hill. Police on their way. pic.twitter.com/ixHbQBQxth
— Charlotte Cuthbertson (@charlottecuthbo) January 6, 2021
UPDATE: Me & several other reporters we’re locked inside the Senate chamber w/ full Senate body shortly after 2pm. Pence was evacuated before we were locked in
At 2:29pm police on Senate floor shouted: “SHOTS FIRED. MOVE AWAY FROM THE DOORS”
At 2:31pm everyone was evacuated
— Alayna Treene (@alaynatreene) January 6, 2021
Brian Stelter tweeted, “NBC captured the moment when one set of Capitol steps were stormed. @EllisonBarber reported seeing ‘a massive amount of what appears to be blood on the ground. At least one person here is being taken away on a stretcher.'”
NBC captured the moment when one set of Capitol steps were stormed. @EllisonBarber reported seeing “a massive amount of what appears to be blood on the ground. At least one person here is being taken away on a stretcher.” pic.twitter.com/4qidHddImR
— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) January 6, 2021
WARNING, THE FOLLOWING VIDEOS ARE GRAPHIC:
GRAPHIC: MSNBC shows video of a person being wheeled out of the Capitol on a stretcher, covered in blood and in very bad shape. pic.twitter.com/W6jKaXDudK
— Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) January 6, 2021
— Tayler Hansen (@TaylerUSA) January 6, 2021
The situation is ongoing. Gateway Pundit will be providing updates as the day unfolds.
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