What we know about the 5 deaths in the mob that stormed the Capitol Share Updated: 8:34 AM EST Jan 8, 2021 By Eric Levenson, CNN Share Updated: 8:34 AM EST Jan 8, 2021
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Show Transcript approximately 2 46 PM, protesters breached fencing along the Capitol grounds and confronted police lines surrounding the building. Multiple individuals forced entry into the Capitol building and attempted to gain access to the house and attempted to gain access to the house room, which was still in session. They were confronted by plainclothes U. S Capitol police officers, at which time one Capitol police officer discharged their service weapons. Striking an adult female, she was transported to a local hospital, where, after all lifesaving efforts fail, she was pronounced deceased. Her identification is being withheld at this time pending next of kin notification. As of 9 30 today, we have made in excess of 52 arrests, four arrests for carrying
DC Mayor Muriel Bowser introduces her choice for new police chief
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DC’s mayor names Robert Contee new police chief
Mayor Muriel Bower nominated Assistant Chief Robert Contee to be the next police chief. Contee is a D.C. native and 31-year member of the Metropolitan Police Department.
WASHINGTON (FOX 5 DC) - The nation’s capital has a new police chief, Mayor Muriel Bowser announced on Tuesday.
D.C. was left stunned last month when Chief Pete Newsham announced that he’d be leaving for a post in Prince William County.
Bowser officially introduced Contee as chief during a news conference later in the morning.
Pro-Trump rallies over the last two months have drawn thousands to Washington in support of the president’s claims of widespread election fraud. Mr. Trump has briefly greeted fans from a motorcade and Marine One during the events.
The march is set to begin at noon in the National Mall, according to social media posts, which claim it will be the “biggest Trump rally in history.”
The National Park Service has received permit requests for Jan. 6 from two organizations seeking to host “First Amendment” demonstrations.
A group named The Silent Majority is seeking permission for up to 500 people to march on the mall’s gravel areas from 7th Street to the south side of the U.S. Capitol Building. It is not clear if the group is connected to the Million MAGA March.
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Mayor Muriel Bowser taps Assistant Chief Robert Contee to succeed Peter Newsham as chief of the Metropolitan Police Department. (Metropolitan Police Department)
WASHINGTON, DC The District of Columbia has a new top cop. On Tuesday, Mayor Muriel Bowser named Assistant Chief Robert Contee as her pick to be the new chief of the Metropolitan Police Department. With all that he has seen, he is confident that MPD can lead the way and serve as a blueprint for a modern day police department, a department that can be used in new and better ways to reduce violent crime and to continue to engage the community, Bowser said, during a Tuesday morning news conference.