A police officer injured in the storming of the Capitol in Washington, DC, has died. This was reported by CNN TV channel, citing sources.
It is noted that the police officer became the fifth person to die in protests in the American capital. One of the victims was shot by the Capitol police when a crowd broke into the building.
Earlier it was reported that one of the protesters who died during the storming of the Capitol in Washington, was the creator of the Trumparoo website supporting the president Donald Trump . Benjamin Philips, 50, arrived from Pennsylvania for the rally. In addition, he organized the delivery of several dozen Trump supporters to the American capital.
On January 6, Republican protesters stormed the Capitol building and surrounded the Senate Hall. The Senate and the House of Representatives interrupted a meeting at which it was planned to approve the results of the last elections. According to this data, Biden won the presidential election. During the protests, police detained nearly 70 rioters.