On Wednesday afternoon, a mob of pro-Trump protesters stormed the US Capitol, leading to chambers being vandalized and not less than one loss of life. The assault got here in the course of an ongoing vote to certify the outcomes of the 2020 presidential election, and it despatched each lawmakers and members of the press scrambling for security. Some discovered discreet paths out of the constructing, whereas others took shelter within the tunnels beneath the Capitol. However some photojournalists wandered the halls of the Capitol alongside the intruders, capturing beautiful photographs of the mob at work. With police struggling to carry the nation’s capital below management, these photographs gave us a first-hand take a look at the chaos and shame of right now’s occasions.
Supporters of US President Donald Trump collect outdoors the US Capitol.Photograph by Olivier Douliery / AFP by way of Getty Photographs
The gang breaches the door, waving Gadsden flags and pro-Trump banners.Photograph by Win McNamee / Getty Photographs
Demonstrators breached safety, flooding into restricted zones of the Capitol.Photograph by Roberto Schmidt / AFP by way of Getty Photographs
An intruder waves a Trump flag on a flight of stairs close to the Senate flooring.Photograph by Win McNamee / Getty Photographs
Lawmakers have been directed to shelter in place as the group tried to breach the chamber.Photograph by Drew Angerer / Getty Photographs
Rep. Madeleine Dean (D-PA) sporting an evacuation hood, meant to guard towards tear fuel deployed elsewhere within the constructingPhotograph by Tom Williams / CQ-Roll Name, Inc by way of Getty Photographs
US Capitol Cops draw their weapons as an intruder makes an attempt to interrupt by means of a barricaded door to the Home Chamber.Photograph by Drew Angerer / Getty Photographs
Rep. Jason Crow (D-CO) comforts Rep. Susan Wild (D-PA) whereas taking cowl.Photograph by Tom Williams / CQ-Roll Name, Inc by way of Getty Photographs
Reps. Diana DeGette (D-CO) and Veronica Escobar (D-TX) are directed towards exits by Capitol Police.Photograph by Tom Williams / CQ-Roll Name, Inc by way of Getty Photographs
Protesters enter the Senate Chamber.Photograph by Win McNamee / Getty Photographs
A protester screams “Freedom” contained in the Senate Chamber after the US Capitol was breached by a mob throughout a joint session of Congress.Photograph by Win McNamee / Getty Photographs
Protesters enter the US Capitol as tear fuel fills the hall.Photograph by Saul Loeb / AFP by way of Getty Photographs
US Capitol Police detain members of the mob outdoors the Home Chamber.Photograph by Drew Angerer / Getty Photographs
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