Bleeding Capitol cop screams for help as he is crushed against a metal door by MAGA mob that stormed police lines and bludgeoned officers with stolen shields
- Video taken on Wednesday shows young Capitol Police officer being pinned by Trumps supporters between steel door and riot shield at US Capitol
- Hundreds of intruders breached entryway on west side of the Capitol building and clashed with outnumbered and overwhelmed cops
- Videos shows attackers in MAGA gear stealing riots shields from police and spraying officers with what looks like mace
- Attack came after President Donald Trump urged his supporters to march to the US Capitol as lawmakers were in the process of certifying Joe Biden's victory
- Rampage resulted in five deaths, including that of a police officers
Disturbing video has emerged showing a Capitol Police officer with blood on his face screaming for help while being crushed by a throng of angry Trump supporters storming the US Capitol on Wednesday.
The young cop in the video is pinned between a metal door and a riot shield wielded by the intruders who had snatched the protective equipment from the police.
He wears a pained expression on his face and cries out 'Help!' as blood drips from his mouth.
The atmosphere in the entryway is that of total chaos, with hundreds of people screaming and shoving while documenting the melee on their phones.
The officer, who has not been identified, was among a contingent of Capitol Police officers equipped with riot gear who were tasked with defending the west side of the Capitol building from a heaving crowd of marauding MAGA protesters.
Disturbing video has emerged showing this young Capitol Police officer being crushed by Trump supporters at the US Capitol on Wednesday
Footage shows the cop getting pinned between a riot shield wielded by the mob and a metal door. He is heard crying out, 'Help!'
The unnamed cop is visibly in pain and has bleed dripping from his mouth
Hundreds of rioters snatched the officers' riot shields and used them to push their way through the line of defense
The besiegers, many of them sporting hats and flags emblazoned with Trump's name and his signature campaign slogan, Make America Great Again,' used the officers' own shields to push their way through the line of defense.
The video shows them working together while chanting 'Heave ho' as they attempt to overpower the officers.
The outnumbered and overwhelmed cops use pepper spray and their batons to beat back the attackers, some of whom are seen also carrying batons and canisters of what appears to be mace.
Many of the besiegers are seen wearing hats and carrying flags emblazoned with Trump's name (pictured)
Some of the intruders deployed canisters of what appeared to be mace against the outnumbered Capitol Police cops
One of the invaders (far right) is heard telling officers that they need to arrest the 'traitors,' and adds : 'we don't wanna hurt you guys'
It is not clear from the video if the batons being used by the rioters were stolen from the police or brought to the rally from home.
One of the invaders is heard telling officers that they need to arrest the 'traitors,' and adds : 'we don't wanna hurt you guys.'
The attack on the US Capitol claimed five lives, including that of officer Brian Sicknicky, 42, who was injured during the riot and died a day later. Law enforcement sources said he had been struck in the head by a fire extinguisher.
The violent rampage that has shocked the world and led to calls for Trump to step down or be removed from office two weeks before the end of his term forced the resignations of three top Capitol security officials over the failure to stop the breach. It has led lawmakers to demand a review of operations and an FBI briefing over what they called a 'terrorist attack.'
During a rally in Washington DC on Wednesday, Trump urged his supporters to march to the US Capitol where lawmakers were scheduled to certify Joe Biden's presidential victory.
Pro-Trump protesters storm the US Capitol during a rally to contest the certification of the 2020 presidential election results by the US Congress
Demonstrators breached security and entered the Capitol, including this shirtless man wearing a horned hat and fur pelts
Richard 'Bigo' Barnett sits inside the office of US Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi during the US Capitol siege
Protesters were egged on by Trump during a rally near the White House earlier Wednesday to head to Capitol Hill, where lawmakers were scheduled to certify Joe Biden's presidential victory.
The mob swiftly broke through police barriers, smashed windows and paraded through the halls, sending lawmakers into hiding.
One protester, a woman from California, was shot to death by Capitol Police, and there were dozens of arrests. Three other people died after 'medical emergencies' related to the breach.
U.S. Capitol Police Chief Steven Sund, under pressure from congressional leaders, was forced to resign. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell asked for and received the resignation of the Sergeant at Arms of the Senate, Michael Stenger, effective immediately. Paul Irving, the longtime Sergeant at Arms of the House, also resigned.
Amid talks of impeachment or invoking of the 25th Amendment, Trump released this video on Thursday condemning the violence
Sund had defended his department's response to the storming of the Capitol, saying officers had 'acted valiantly when faced with thousands of individuals involved in violent riotous actions.'
Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser called the police response 'a failure.'
Lawmakers from both parties pledged to investigate and questioned whether a lack of preparedness allowed a mob to occupy and vandalize the building. The Pentagon and Justice Department had been rebuffed when they offered assistance.
