She said, “A law enforcement officer was brought into the grounds in distress to have his eyes washed.'” On Friday, people gathered in Louisville, Los Angeles, New York, Denver, Phoenix, Memphis and Columbus in reaction to the death of Floyd, a black man who was killed in Minneapolis when a police officer, Derek Chauvin, knelt on his neck while three other officers stood by watching.Īs the White House went into lockdown, NPR correspondent Tamara Keith reported that many reporters were stuck inside. The large protest taking place in the nation’s capital on May 29 was just one of many happening around the nation. that the White House was going into lockdown. local time, but after the large crowd made its way toward 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, Chief Political Correspondent for Sinclair Broadcast Group Scott Thuman tweeted at 7:30 p.m. The protest started at U Street in northwest Washington, D.C., at 5 p.m.
Protestors demanding justice following the death of George Floyd made their way toward the White House on Friday. It’s only been a few days since someone was arrested with weapons outside the residence of the US vice president, Kamala Harris.Protesters kneel during a demonstration outside the White House in Washington, D.C., on May 29, 2020. Several dozen National Guard just marched into position outside the Capitol, securing the wider perimeter, and federal investigators are on the scene. It’s less than three months since the January 6 deadly insurrection at the US Capitol when extremist fans of former president Donald Trump stormed Congress in a failed attempt to stop the certification of Joe Biden’s victory in the November election. National Guard troops have been seen lining up in the vicinity. US Parks Police are on duty, ditto District of Columbia police and more law enforcement are arriving on the scene. No matter the quietness of business today, US Capitol Police were of course on duty and two officers have been injured. It’s Good Friday and Passover and the US Capitol was pretty empty today when this incident occurred.īoth chambers of the US Congress, the House of Representatives and the Senate, are out of session and those working inside have said there are very few staff around when a blue car rammed into a barrier close to the east front of the Capitol. As is customary, he was traveling with a member of the National Security Council Staff who was expected to brief him on the incident. Joe Biden had just departed the White House for Camp David when the incident occurred. Law enforcement and paramedics could be seen caring for at least one unidentified individual. Video posted online showed a dark colored sedan crashed against a vehicle barrier and a police K9 inspecting the vehicle. The security checkpoint is typically used by senators and staff on weekdays.
Fencing that prevented vehicular traffic near that area was recently removed as the Capitol has started to open up after the January 6 riots.
The incident occurred about 100 yards from the entrance of the building on the Senate side of the Capitol. One of the officers who was injured was taken by police car to the hospital the other was being transported by emergency medical crews, the officials said. Footage via Fox News: /10TAUW6UNz- RealTimBlack April 2, 2021 The suspect and two officers were transported to the hospital. The suspect who rammed into two US Capitol Police Officers exited his vehicle brandishing a knife and was shot.
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