A woman was shot inside the US Capitol Building as lawmakers are set to certify Joe Biden’s election victory after the Trump riot.
“These thugs are not running us off,” said the Democratic Senator Joe Mancin.
Authorities confirmed that the woman had died after being shot in the chest when Mr Trump’s supporters stormed the Capitol Building to try and prevent the certification.
Mr Trump took to Twitter around the timethe death was announced and falsely blamed the riots on his ‘sacred landslide election victory’ being ‘viciously stripped away’
“These are the things and events that happen when a sacred landslide election victory is so unceremoniously & viciously stripped away from great patriots who have been badly & unfairly treated for so long,” tweeted Mr Trump.
Capitol police locked down the Capitol as the president’s right-wing supporters breached security lines and entered the building to reject his 2020 election loss to Joe Biden.
The violent crowd clashed with police on the steps of the Capitol Building during the joint session before they stormed and overran the Capitol Building.
Neighbouring congressional office buildings were under evacuation orders as confrontations become increasingly violent with tear gas being deployed and punches being thrown.
