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17-year-old arrested in August shooting of Commanders RB
2 years, 1 month ago

17-year-old arrested in August shooting of Commanders RB

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Washington, D.C., police on Wednesday announced that a 17-year-old male had been arrested in relation to the August shooting of Washington Commanders rookie running back Brian Robinson Jr. Metropolitan Police Department Chief Robert Contee said the young man has been charged with assault with intent to rob while armed. Robinson first took the field during the season’s fifth …

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Teen killed, officer, 2 adults shot at unpermitted DC event
2 years, 6 months ago

Teen killed, officer, 2 adults shot at unpermitted DC event

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — A 15-year-old boy was shot to death and three adults, including a police officer, were wounded after a musical event lacking a permit erupted into chaos on a District of Columbia street Sunday night, police said. The wounded police officer and the other adults were recovering at hospitals, Metropolitan Police Chief Robert J. Contee III told reporters at …

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Feds: Intruder killed at Peruvian ambassador’s residence
2 years, 8 months ago

Feds: Intruder killed at Peruvian ambassador’s residence

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — U.S. Secret Service officers shot and killed an intruder who was smashing windows at the residence of the Peruvian ambassador to the United States on Wednesday, authorities said. The ambassador and his family were inside the residence in the Forest Hills neighborhood of northwest Washington when they heard several windows being smashed just before 8 a.m. and called …

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National Guard to help DC control traffic for truck convoys
2 years, 10 months ago

National Guard to help DC control traffic for truck convoys

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Pentagon has approved the deployment of 700 unarmed National Guard troops to the nation’s capital as it prepares for trucker convoys that are planning protests against pandemic restrictions beginning next week. The convoys follow the recent Canadian truckers’ protest which shut down the busiest U.S. Canadian border crossing and besieged the streets of the capital, Ottawa, for …

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Pentagon expected to OK National Guard for DC truck convoys
2 years, 10 months ago

Pentagon expected to OK National Guard for DC truck convoys

The Independent  

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In 1st public testimony on insurrection, Capitol defenders cite missed intelligence for deadly breach
3 years, 10 months ago

In 1st public testimony on insurrection, Capitol defenders cite missed intelligence for deadly breach

India Today  

Missed intelligence was to blame for the outmanned Capitol defenders' failure to anticipate the violent mob that invaded the iconic building and halted certification of the presidential election on January 6, the officials who were in charge of security that day said in their first public testimony on the insurrection. Former Capitol Police Chief Steven Sund, who resigned under pressure …

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US Capitol officials give conflicting accounts about FBI warning of violent protest from Trump supporters
3 years, 10 months ago

US Capitol officials give conflicting accounts about FBI warning of violent protest from Trump supporters

ABC  

An FBI warning that a protest by Donald Trump's supporters could turn violent reached US Capitol Police the day before the deadly assault, but top officials in charge of securing Congress say they did not see it. Key points: The former Capitol Police chief says there were concerns about how deploying troops would look Senators have heard conflicting accounts about …

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Capitol defenders cite missed intelligence for deadly breach
3 years, 10 months ago

Capitol defenders cite missed intelligence for deadly breach

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Missed intelligence was to blame for the outmanned Capitol defenders’ failure to anticipate the violent mob that invaded the iconic building and halted certification of the presidential election on Jan. 6, the officials who were in charge of security that day said Tuesday in their first public testimony on the insurrection. Sund said he hadn’t seen an FBI …

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Faulty intelligence blamed for disastrous response to Capitol riots
3 years, 10 months ago

Faulty intelligence blamed for disastrous response to Capitol riots

LA Times  

Former security officials told Congress on Tuesday that faulty intelligence was to blame for failing to properly prepare for last month’s bloody insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, testifying in dramatic detail about their shock at confronting a violent insurrection and not the manageable protest they had been expecting. “The events I witnessed on Jan. 6 was the worst attack on …

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Mourning the Capitol riot: Officer slain during insurrection honored at Capitol he died defending
3 years, 10 months ago

Mourning the Capitol riot: Officer slain during insurrection honored at Capitol he died defending

Salon  

Slain U.S. Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick was laid to rest on Wednesday after a two-day funeral procession that included lying in honor in the Capitol Rotunda, where both Presiden Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris laid their hands on his urn in remembrance of the veteran officer who died in the line of duty defending Congress from an …

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Capitol riots: Names of people killed during Washington DC siege released
3 years, 11 months ago

Capitol riots: Names of people killed during Washington DC siege released

The Independent  

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Capitol riots: Dozens of arrests as police find molotov cocktails, pipe bombs and guns at pro-Trump siege
3 years, 11 months ago

Capitol riots: Dozens of arrests as police find molotov cocktails, pipe bombs and guns at pro-Trump siege

The Independent  

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Four deaths, 52 arrests made after Trump supporters storm U.S. Capitol
3 years, 11 months ago

Four deaths, 52 arrests made after Trump supporters storm U.S. Capitol

The Hindu  

Four people died on the U.S. Capitol grounds Wednesday and 52 people have been arrested, Metropolitan Police Department Chief Robert J. Contee said Wednesday evening, after supporters of President Donald Trump stormed the Capitol in an unprecedented effort to stop Congress from certifying President-elect Joe Biden's election victory. In a late-night news conference, Mr. Contee said that 47 of the …

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Army Secretary Says A 'Non-Scalable' 7-Foot Fence Is Going Up Around U.S. Capitol
3 years, 11 months ago

Army Secretary Says A 'Non-Scalable' 7-Foot Fence Is Going Up Around U.S. Capitol

NPR  

Army Secretary Says A 'Non-Scalable' 7-Foot Fence Is Going Up Around U.S. Capitol Enlarge this image toggle caption Stephanie Keith/Reuters Stephanie Keith/Reuters Updated at 3:24 p.m. ET Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy announced Thursday that a "7-foot non-scalable fence" is being erected around the entirety of the U.S. Capitol, and it will be in place for at least the next 30 …

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Police Confirm Death Of Officer Injured During Attack On Capitol
3 years, 11 months ago

Police Confirm Death Of Officer Injured During Attack On Capitol

NPR  

Police Confirm Death Of Officer Injured During Attack On Capitol Enlarge this image toggle caption Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images Updated Friday at 12:05 a.m. "At approximately 9:30 p.m. this evening, United States Capitol Police Officer Brian D. Sicknick passed away due to injuries sustained while on-duty," a statement from the U.S. Capitol Police said. Sponsor Message The statement …

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U.S. Capitol breach updates | Trump promises 'orderly transition' after Congress certifies Biden's victory
3 years, 11 months ago

U.S. Capitol breach updates | Trump promises 'orderly transition' after Congress certifies Biden's victory

The Hindu  

A Joint Session of the U.S. Congress on Thursday formally certified the electoral victory of Joe Biden as the next U.S. President and Kamala Harris as the Vice President in the November 3 election. Here are the live updates : 2.40 pm Trump promises 'orderly transition' on Jan. 20 President Donald Trump has said that there "will be an orderly …

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Biden, Harris certified as winners of 2020 election: A timeline
3 years, 11 months ago

Biden, Harris certified as winners of 2020 election: A timeline

Al Jazeera  

Trump promises ‘an orderly transition’ after the Congress certifies the Electoral College win of Biden and Harris officially making them the next president and vice president. “Therefore, we are extending the block we have placed on his Facebook and Instagram accounts indefinitely and for at least the next two weeks until the peaceful transition of power is complete.” 7 Jan …

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Washington, D.C., Mayor Calls In National Guard Ahead Of Pro-Trump Protests
3 years, 11 months ago

Washington, D.C., Mayor Calls In National Guard Ahead Of Pro-Trump Protests

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON — Bracing for possible violence, the nation’s capital has mobilized the National Guard ahead of planned protests by President Donald Trump’s supporters in connection with the congressional vote expected Wednesday to affirm Joe Biden’s election victory. On Monday, Metropolitan Police Department officers arrested the leader of the Proud Boys, Henry “Enrique” Tarrio, 36, after he arrived …

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DC mayor calls in National Guard ahead of pro-Trump protests
3 years, 11 months ago

DC mayor calls in National Guard ahead of pro-Trump protests

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Bracing for possible violence, the nation’s capital has mobilized the National Guard ahead of planned protests by President Donald Trump’s supporters in connection with the congressional vote expected Wednesday to affirm Joe Biden’s election victory. On Monday, Metropolitan Police Department officers arrested the leader of the Proud Boys, Henry “Enrique” Tarrio, 36, after he arrived in Washington ahead …

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DC mayor calls in National Guard ahead of pro-Trump protests
3 years, 11 months ago

DC mayor calls in National Guard ahead of pro-Trump protests

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Bracing for possible violence, the nation’s capital has mobilized the National Guard ahead of planned protests by President Donald Trump’s supporters in connection with the congressional vote expected Wednesday to affirm Joe Biden’s election victory. On Monday, Metropolitan Police Department officers arrested the leader of the Proud Boys, Henry “Enrique” Tarrio, 36, after he arrived in Washington ahead …

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