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Written by: Yang Qian
2021-01-07 05:51
The last update date: 2021-01-07 07:24
After Trump supporters stormed into the Capitol, a woman was shot in the Capitol.
According to photos of the injured taken by MSNBC TV, the young woman on the stretcher was covered with blood and seemed to be in a coma.
The police later confirmed that the woman who was shot died in the hospital. More details will be released after the investigation.
In addition to this woman, there is also news from the scene that at least five people were injured and sent to hospital, including one law enforcement officer.
MSNBC TV filmed the shot of the wounded woman with blood on her face and seemed to be in a coma.
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Comprehensive CNN, Fox News and MSNBC reporters said that after hundreds of President Trump’s supporters stormed the building and confronted the police, a woman was shot in the Capitol at about 3 pm in.
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy confirmed the shooting in an interview with Fox News. He said he was with the capital police at the time. "I heard on the police intercom: shooting."
Paramedics added that the gunshot wounded person is undergoing cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR).
PBS NewsHour cited sources to confirm this, adding that the person hit by the bullet was not a uniformed police officer.
CNN reported that the woman was in critical condition after being shot in the chest.
Others say that the gunshot wound is closer to the neck.
According to photos of the injured taken by MSNBC TV, the young woman on the stretcher was covered with blood and seemed to be in a coma.
At 5:48 pm local time, US media NBC quoted multiple law enforcement officials on Twitter saying that the woman died.
At 6 o'clock, a Washington Metropolitan Police spokesperson confirmed to CNN that the woman who was shot was declared dead in the hospital. More details will be released after the investigation.
In addition to inside the Capitol, there were also conflicts between demonstrators and police outside the Congress. According to the Associated Press photo, the cheeks of demonstrators were shot through by rubber bullets.
More demonstrators need to wash their eyes after tear gas.
MSNBC reporter Michael Del Moro said that in addition to the woman in critical condition, there was also news from the scene that at least five people were injured and sent to hospital, including one law enforcement officer.
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