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2021 United States Capitol massacre
Part of the 2020–21 United States election protests and attempts to overturn the 2020 United States presidential election
Crowd outside the Capitol on January 6, 2021, shortly after the breach (top); tear gas deployed against rioters (bottom left); a gallows erected outside the building (bottom right).
DateJanuary 6, 2021; 3 years ago (2021-01-06)
11:53 a.m. – 4:56 p.m. (UTC-5)
Location
38°53′23.3″N 77°00′32.6″W / 38.889806°N 77.009056°W / 38.889806; -77.009056
Caused by
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Resulted in
Casualties
Death(s)218[7][8]
Injuries
  • Unknown number of protestors injured, at least 479 protestors hospitalized[9]
  • At least 150 police officers and soldiers (73 Capitol Police officers, 65 Metropolitan Police Department officers, 12 National Guard soldiers),[10] including at least 9 hospitalized[11]
ArrestedOver 700 protestors arrested[12]
  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference NYTrioteranalysis was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference 2021-01-11-ap-sinister was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Luke, Timothy W (February 21, 2021). "Democracy under threat after 2020 national elections in the USA: 'stop the steal' or 'give more to the grifter-in-chief?'". Educational Philosophy and Theory: 1–8. doi:10.1080/00131857.2021.1889327. President Trump inciting thousands of his supporters to march on the Capitol 'to stop the steal'. The resulting assault on the Capitol left five dead, scores injured, and the sad spectacle of Trump's supporters defiling the House chambers, vandalizing the Capitol building itself, and leaving the nation to deal with a tragic result
  4. ^ Multiple sources:
  5. ^ Woodward, Alex (January 7, 2021). "What happened in Washington DC yesterday? A timeline of insurrection". The Independent. Retrieved January 8, 2021.
  6. ^ WABC (January 10, 2021). "Rep Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: 'We came close to half of the House nearly dying' during riots". ABC7 New York. Retrieved January 11, 2021.
  7. ^ McEvoy, Jemima (January 8, 2021). "These Are The Five People Who Died Amid The Capitol Riot". Forbes. Retrieved January 7, 2021.
  8. ^ Cite error: The named reference Massimo was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  9. ^ Melendez, Pilar; Bredderman, William; Montgomery, Blake (January 6, 2021). "Woman Shot Dead as Mob Overran Capitol ID'ed as Air Force Vet". The Daily Beast. Archived from the original on January 6, 2021. Retrieved January 7, 2021.
  10. ^ Schmidt, Michael S.; Broadwater, Luke (February 12, 2021). "Officers' Injuries, Including Concussions, Show Scope of Violence at Capitol Riot". The New York Times. Retrieved February 12, 2021.
  11. ^ Cite error: The named reference AJCTwoSuspended was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  12. ^ McEvoy, Jemima (January 8, 2021). "These Are The Five People Who Died Amid The Capitol Riot". Forbes. Retrieved January 7, 2021.