Violence erupts as Donald Trump supporters storm US capitol, 1 dead

A person was shot dead inside the US Capitol amid an out of the order assault on democracy in America as supporters of President Donald Trump stormed the US Capitol in anger over his election defeat.

The police had a tough time outnumbering the maskless protesters, as hundreds of supporters’ breached security and entered the Capitol building on Wednesday, where members of the Congress were going through the process of counting and certifying the Electoral College votes.

Both the House and Senate and the entire Capitol were placed under a lockdown. Vice President Mike Pence and lawmakers were evacuated to safe locations.

One woman who was shot inside US Capitol has died, sources reported, quoting a spokesperson with the Metropolitan Police Department. Multiple officers were injured during the mob attack.

The protesters at the Capitol started to disperse following the enforcement of curfew in the national capital. However, dozens of protesters remained on the streets in defiance of the curfew.

Mayor Muriel Bowser announced the curfew earlier in the day after Trump supporters stormed the Capitol.

Officials said the Capitol was secured, putting an end to nearly four-hour violent occupation by Trump supporters. Heavily armed police personnel were deployed to disperse the crowd.

Trump, who earlier encouraged his supporters to head to the Capitol, urged them to abide by the law and go back home after the violent clash.

Twitter blocked Trump for 12 hours Twitter also locked President Trump’s account for 12 hours for the first time and warned that he could get kicked off permanently.

White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany said President Trump has directed the National Guard and other “federal protective services” to assist with responding to the rioters at the Capitol.

However, Acting Secretary of Defence Chris Miller said he discussed the deployment of National Guard with Pence, Senate Leader McConnell, House Speaker Pelosi and Senator Schumer. He did not mention President Trump.

Multiple news outlets earlier showed protestors walking with ease inside the Capitol and hundreds of them occupying the inaugural stage. A large number of them were seen climbing the wall.

Video taken at the US Capitol showed some rioters breaking the glass of a window and then climbing through the shattered pane.

This is possibly for the first time in the recent history that such a large number of people have breached into the Capitol and disrupted the constitutional provisions.

Congress had certified just 12 votes before the riots broke out. All 12 of those votes went to President Trump. There are 538 electoral votes in total.

Trump – who lost the popular and electoral college vote, continues to dispute the results. He alleges that there was a massive voters’ fraud and electoral malpractice. Election officials have denied the allegations.

Former Republican president George W Bush, Senator Ted Cruz, Senator Mitt Romney and Congressman Steve Womack have condemned the attack on Capitol.