My experience with the cross from protest to riot started with two trampled fences on the NW #USCapitol lawn:pic.twitter.com/ayn9Xp8SGL
Journalist @ElijahSchaffer: "They have the right to use lethal rounds once we're in"pic.twitter.com/eyrIShZ7DL
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The next line of police defense I saw was in the basement of the rotunda, where they violently clashed with the rioters. I witnessed a man fiddling with a fire extinguisher, then saw it sail over my head. Possibly the fire extinguisher reported to have struck Officer Sicknick?
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I don't believe the I captured the man who had it, but maybe someone else will spot something. IIRC he was wearing darker clothing, with a somewhat pointed face mask and some headgear. I believe audible clink is top of extinguisher falling to ground.pic.twitter.com/wdmPyIMkQt
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A few feet and a few minutes away, a rioter damaging an exhibit was stopped by those around himpic.twitter.com/SsiJFwMm1M
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A few officers who were separated from the rest when the rotunda basement was overtaken were ushered to the side for their own safetypic.twitter.com/rnUffYoRRD
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The rioters did not appear to encounter significant resistance until they had climbed up to the rotunda, and marched through the National Statuary Hall to the entrance of the House of Representativespic.twitter.com/qb8VjebDCv
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Out the window, I could see many police officers who appeared to be standing bypic.twitter.com/vDK13pjXvZ
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There were also a few police officers in the hallway outside the entrance to the House of Representatives who were not interfering in the attempts to gain accesspic.twitter.com/yNOwMMr8bC
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The rioters retreated from the door a few minutes later when gas was deployed (it's possible some stayed, given that it is not possible to see through all the gas). Multiple officers were caught without gas maskspic.twitter.com/7naHpJf8x5
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Rioters also made it into Pelosi's office suite, and vandalized a few items (in addition to taking selfies)pic.twitter.com/Pv1iJOEHRf
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#USCapitol Rotunda: Come for the art, stay for the marijuanapic.twitter.com/8ZwhOzw17aShow this thread -
Rioters struggled against the police officers who had established themselves at the west entry to the rotundapic.twitter.com/kT5x4FYPlT
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At this point, there was quite a large crowd in the rotundapic.twitter.com/a6Rl6f397d
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