The Gateway Pundit By Cassandra Fairbanks
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
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
The situation is ongoing. Gateway Pundit will be providing updates as the day unfolds.
