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SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 05, 2023
Police officer hailed for steering Capitol mob from Senate chamber

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Reuters
12 January, 2021, 09:35 am
Last modified: 12 January, 2021, 09:44 am

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Police officer hailed for steering Capitol mob from Senate chamber

Five people including a Capitol Police officer died as a result of Wednesday’s rioting and dozens of people have been charged

Reuters
12 January, 2021, 09:35 am
Last modified: 12 January, 2021, 09:44 am
Supporters of US President Donald Trump climb on walls at the US Capitol during a protest against the certification of the 2020 US presidential election results by the US Congress, in Washington, US, January 6, 2021. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart/File Photo
Supporters of US President Donald Trump climb on walls at the US Capitol during a protest against the certification of the 2020 US presidential election results by the US Congress, in Washington, US, January 6, 2021. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart/File Photo

A police officer is being hailed for his role steering an angry mob away from the Senate chambers in Wednesday's deadly storming of the US Capitol by supporters of President Donald Trump.

Capitol Police officer Eugene Goodman, identified by CNN reporter Kristin Wilson, can be seen getting rioters to move away from the Senate as police raced to secure the chamber.

In the confrontation, Goodman puts himself between a man wearing a black T-shirt for the QAnon conspiracy movement and a hallway leading to the Senate chambers, then shoves the person to induce him and the crowd to chase Goodman toward officers in the opposite direction.

Officer Eugene Goodman stopped a mob of white rioters from entering the chambers of the United States Senate.

At this perilous moment in our nation's history, he was the one person standing between democracy and the rule of tyrants.

(Photo Credit: New York Times) pic.twitter.com/vTjvVp9SLe— Christopher J. Hale (@chrisjollyhale) January 10, 2021

Capitol Police did not respond to a request regarding the identify of the officer.

"As trump's fascist mob ransacked the US Capitol, this brave USCP officer kept murderous rioters away from the Senate chamber and saved the lives of those inside. God bless him for his courage," US Representative Bill Pascrell wrote in a Twitter message on Sunday.

WATCH: The moment when protesters first got into the U.S. Capitol building from the first floor and made their way outside the Senate chamber. (?: Huffington Post/@igorbobic) pic.twitter.com/CkAVexDtkf— CBS This Morning (@CBSThisMorning) January 6, 2021

Trump, who has sought unsuccessfully to overturn his November 3 election loss to Democrat Joe Biden, falsely claiming widespread fraud, had called on supporters gathered in Washington to protest the congressional counting of electoral votes certifying Biden's victory.

Five people including a Capitol Police officer died as a result of Wednesday's rioting and dozens of people have been charged.

Among the mob who stormed the Capitol were individuals who waved Confederate flags and wore clothing carrying insignia and slogans espousing white supremacist beliefs.

The efforts by Goodman, who is Black, gave police the time needed to race to lock the doors to the Senate chamber, according to the Washington Post.

Several members of Congress with military experience, including Ruben Gallego and Jason Crow, have also been praised for calming frightened colleagues and helping with the evacuation during the chaos.

The chief of the Capitol Police resigned following the attack and a federal prosecutor said he would charge any Capitol Police member found to be complicit.

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