Analysis

How The Capitol Police Ended Up Outnumbered and Overwhelmed

Cabot Phillips
How The Capitol Police Ended Up Outnumbered and Overwhelmed
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Yesterday, a mob of election protesters descended on the U.S. Capitol building, tearing down barriers and forcing entry as the House and Senate convened to certify the 2020 presidential results. 

One woman, a retired Air Force Veteran, was shot and killed while attempting to climb through a barricaded door, and three others died from separate “medical complications,” according to the D.C. Chief of Police. 

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