FBI Shares Photos Of Suspects Who Surrounded And Beat DC Officer During Capitol Riot
Huff PostLOADING ERROR LOADING The FBI publicly requested help Sunday in identifying seven men seen beating a Washington, D.C., police officer in now-viral footage captured during the deadly pro-Trump insurrection on Jan. 6. If you have info, report it to the #FBI at 1-800-CALL-FBI or submit photos/videos https://t.co/NNj84wkNJP & reference this photo #s. https://t.co/jOSFC2xmkp pic.twitter.com/8jwA0Hhikc — FBI Washington Field January 17, 2021 Footage from the riot shows a violent mob beating the officer down a flight of stairs, at times dragging him by the collar and striking him with an American flag. After the assault, Fanone told CNN his attackers zapped him with a stun gun several times and he recalled bystanders yelling for them to “kill him with his own gun.” Images of his attack are among the wealth of video and photos that have emerged since Jan. 6, making the full scope of the riot’s violence more clear. Pro-Trump protesters clash with D.C. police officer Michael Fanone at a rally to contest the certification of the 2020 presidential election results by Congress on Jan. 6.