Three people died as the result of medical emergencies during violent protests at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, Metropolitan Police Department Chief Robert Contee III said during a"One adult female and two adult males appear to have suffered from separate medical emergencies" on or around Capitol grounds, Contee said, "which resulted in their deaths."
"Any loss of life in the District [of Columbia] is tragic, and our thoughts are with anyone impacted by their loss," he said.by a US Capitol Police officer as armed and violent rioters stormed the Capitol building, breaching police lines and assaulting officers. Contee said at least 14 MPD officers sustained injuries as a result, adding that two were hospitalized: one who suffered "serious injuries after he was pulled into a crowd and assaulted" and another who "received significant facial injuries after being struck by a projectile."
MPD also recovered various explosives and weapons throughout the day, including one unexploded pipe bomb left at the Democratic National Committee headquarters, another left at the Republican National Committee headquarters, and a long gun and Molotov cocktails from a vehicle on Capitol grounds. But law enforcement has already come under fire for their handling of the rioters, who managed to seize the Capitol and force lawmakers to evacuate with relative ease.
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