Woman in 'critical condition' after shooting on Capitol grounds as Trump supporters storm building

Image via Screengrab / Meet the Press
January 06, 2021
Violent clashes erupted at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday afternoon as pro-Trump demonstrators clashed with police and stormed the building while Congress was preparing to certify President-elect Joe Biden's Electoral College victory.
CNN reports a woman is in critical condition after being shot in the chest on Capitol grounds.
Washington D.C.-based reporter Lindsey Watts tweeted:
BREAKING: DC paramedic source tells me one person shot in Capitol. CPR in progress— Lindsay Watts (@Lindsay Watts)1609963311.0
"Meet the Press" tweeted:
BREAKING: Woman rushed out of Capitol building on a stretcher, "covered in blood" https://t.co/IKmMmHNyZC— Meet the Press (@Meet the Press)1609963944.0
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