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I'm hesitant to speculate too much before there's been an investigation, but I believe the shooting took place when there were still a number of congresspeople
by notdownvotetime 6y ago
I'm hesitant to speculate too much before there's been an investigation, but I believe the shooting took place when there were still a number of congresspeople in the gallery of the house chamber, and she appeared to have a large backpack on that obviously didn't go through security screening.
I can imagine the Capitol Police being worried that something very bad could happen if she was allowed to breach the barrier and run into the chamber.
- tunesmith 6y agoAccording to that huffpost reporter, they were still in the chambers at that moment, and the shooting was less than 20 feet away.
- jsjohnst 6y agoThe video footage from inside the chambers at the time of the shooting showed people were still in chambers, mostly up in the second floor gallery, but a few on the floor.
- Gibbon1 6y agoI don't have a good phrase for people that willfully chose to believe something deranged. But believing that plainclothes security is going to let a mob get their hands on a congressman, that's it.
- jsjohnst 6y agoI agree with you, these folks charging through the Capital and expecting to get away with it were completely deranged.