A gray-bearded protester used what looked like a plexiglass riot shield to break a glass window of the Capitol, clearing the way for rioters to climb through. Members with military experience, including Democratic Representative Jason Crow, a former US Army Ranger, and Republican Representative Markwayne Mullin, a former mixed martial arts fighter, jumped in to help. Some rioters besieged the House of Representatives chamber while lawmakers were inside, banging on its doors, cutting off escape routes. "It...felt like it was happening in slow motion,” Democratic Representative Eric Swalwell said. "I was opening my gas mask and we heard pop, pop, pop and we all went down," Democratic Representative Vicente Gonzalez told Reuters.

Source: bd News24 January 07, 2021 03:56 UTC