Photos: Protesters Storm US Capitol Building During Joint Session

Photos: Protesters Storm US Capitol Building During Joint Session
A protester is seen hanging from the balcony in the Senate Chamber in Washington on Jan. 6, 2021. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)
Jack Phillips
1/6/2021
Updated:
1/6/2021

Protesters stormed the U.S. Capitol building in Washington on Wednesday. Photos showed them inside the chambers of the House and Senate.

Protesters enter the Senate Chamber in Washington on Jan. 6, 2021. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)
Protesters enter the Senate Chamber in Washington on Jan. 6, 2021. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)
A protester wearing a 'Keep America Great' hat sits at a desk after invading the Capitol building in Washington, on Jan. 6, 2021. (Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images)
A protester wearing a 'Keep America Great' hat sits at a desk after invading the Capitol building in Washington, on Jan. 6, 2021. (Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images)
Police with guns drawn watch as protesters try to break into the House Chamber at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Jan. 6, 2021. (J. Scott Applewhite/AP Photo)
Police with guns drawn watch as protesters try to break into the House Chamber at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Jan. 6, 2021. (J. Scott Applewhite/AP Photo)

There were reports of shots fired in the Capitol building. House GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) said he heard the shots, according to Fox News, and called on President Trump to issue a statement.

Protesters gather outside the U.S. Capitol, in Washington, on Jan. 6, 2021. Picture taken through a glass inside the Capitol. (Jonathan Ernst/Reuters)
Protesters gather outside the U.S. Capitol, in Washington, on Jan. 6, 2021. Picture taken through a glass inside the Capitol. (Jonathan Ernst/Reuters)
A U.S. Capitol police officer shoots pepper spray at a protestor attempting to enter the Capitol building during a joint session of Congress in Washington on Jan. 6, 2021. (Kevin Dietsch/Pool via Reuters)
A U.S. Capitol police officer shoots pepper spray at a protestor attempting to enter the Capitol building during a joint session of Congress in Washington on Jan. 6, 2021. (Kevin Dietsch/Pool via Reuters)

It came after footage and photos showed the mob of people forcing their way into the Capitol building.

U.S. Capitol police officers take positions as protestors enter the Capitol building during a joint session of Congress in Washington on Jan. 6, 2021. (Kevin Dietsch/Pool via Reuters)
U.S. Capitol police officers take positions as protestors enter the Capitol building during a joint session of Congress in Washington on Jan. 6, 2021. (Kevin Dietsch/Pool via Reuters)
U.S. Capitol Police detain people who entered the U.S. Capitol building in Washington on Jan. 6, 2021. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
U.S. Capitol Police detain people who entered the U.S. Capitol building in Washington on Jan. 6, 2021. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
Protesters enter the U.S. Capitol Rotunda in Washington on Jan. 6, 2021. (Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images)
Protesters enter the U.S. Capitol Rotunda in Washington on Jan. 6, 2021. (Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images)
Members of congress run for cover as protesters try to enter the House Chamber during a joint session of Congress in Washington on Jan. 6, 2021. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
Members of congress run for cover as protesters try to enter the House Chamber during a joint session of Congress in Washington on Jan. 6, 2021. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
Jack Phillips is a breaking news reporter with 15 years experience who started as a local New York City reporter. Having joined The Epoch Times' news team in 2009, Jack was born and raised near Modesto in California's Central Valley. Follow him on X: https://twitter.com/jackphillips5
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