"Well, we had stormed into the chambers inside, and there was a young lady who rushed to the windows a number of police and Secret Service were saying, 'Get back, get down, get out of the way,'" he said.
Hundreds of Trump supporters entered the Capitol building in a bid to overturn his election defeat, forcing Congress to postpone a session that would have certified Democratic President-elect Joe Biden's victory in the 3 November election.Ī protester from New Jersey told Washington CBS affiliate WUSA he witnessed the woman being shot at the Capitol after police and other law enforcement officials warned people to get back. It remained unclear who shot the woman, but a witness said the shooting occurred after law enforcement authorities urged people to "get back." No other details were available, the spokesperson said. Protesters enter the Senate Chamber on Januin Washington, DC.