Gene Maddaus Senior Media WriterPolice cleared the Capitol on Wednesday after rioters stormed the building, smashing windows and breaching barricades in protest of the certification of Joe Biden’s victory.The House sergeant at arms reported that the building had been cleared shortly before 6 p.m., when a curfew was set to take effect across the nation’s capital.
It remained unclear whether Congress would resume the certification process once the building was secure.Police had made 13 arrests as of late afternoon, according to Chief Robert Contee of the Metropolitan Police Department.
Officers also seized five handguns and long guns, he said.One civilian was shot inside the building. The police later said that the woman had died, according.
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