A 104-page report issued three months after the events at the Capitol Building on Jan. 6, 2021, said the Capitol Police's Civil Disturbance Unit (CDU) was ordered by supervisors not to use "heavier, less-lethal weapons," like flash bangs.
Victoria White
- According to Police1, the "#1 resource for law enforcement online," police are trained to target large muscle groups like legs, chest, abdomen, and arms with batons.
- Intentionally striking areas like the head, sternum, and spine are considered to be the same act of deadly force as firing a gun.
Roseanne Boyland
- According to witnesses, Boyland lost consciousness and stopped breathing after being crushed beneath the weight of other fallen protesters.
- An investigation by the department’s Internal Affairs Bureau cleared Morris of any wrongdoing and deemed her beating of the unconscious Boyland as "objectively reasonable."
Ashli Babbitt
- 35-year-old unarmed Air Force veteran and ardent supporter of former President Donald Trump was shot and killed by U.S. Capitol Police Lt. Michael Byrd
- Reports from two officers who were with Byrd at the moment of the shooting were also obtained exclusively by The Epoch Times.
- According to a report by Paul McKenna of the United States Capitol Police (USCP) Uniformed Service Bureau, as protesters “began pounding” on the “East door of the lobby and breaking the glass, he drew his weapon along with Byrd and Officer Reggie Tyson
- “A woman climbed through the far left window pane, which had been broken out by the group," McKenna attested. “Lt. Byrd fired one shot hitting the woman. She fell back out of the window and I continued yelling at the group to get back and away from the doors."
- During an interview with NBC, Byrd also claimed to hear “shots fired”
- However, Byrd was the only one to fire a weapon on Jan. 6, 2021
- Conflict in times reported by police regarding when they heard shots fired raises questions
Use of Force Reports
- According to a report released March 7 by the GAO, “the January 6th attack on the Capitol raised concerns” about the preparedness of USCP “to respond to violent demonstrations.”
- Eighty officers “identified concerns related to use of force, including that they felt discouraged or hesitant to use force because of a fear of disciplinary actions."
- Approximately 150 Capitol Police officers reported 293 incidents on Jan. 6, including pushing, batons, etc. All were deemed justified by the department.
'Less Than Lethal Munitions' UOF Reports
- According to one UOF report, dated 1/7/21, Officer Adam Descamp said he was ordered by Deputy Chief Eric Waldow “to deploy less than lethal munitions on an overwhelming number of rioters at the U.S. Capitol.”
- “I deployed multiple FN303 projectiles from the FN303 launcher, administered strikes with the PR-24 baton and utilized the Sabre red pepper spray to gain compliance from the rioters that were aggressively attacking officers on the police line and throughout the Capitol complex," Descamp wrote of his actions at “approximately 1215 hours” (12:15 p.m.).
- Waldow was incident commander of the Civil Disturbance Unit on Jan. 6, which was reported to be highly disorganized and woefully unprepared.
- Instead of leading his team of officers, Waldow chose to physically engage rioters
Conflicting Reports
- Despite claims that munitions were launched to "gain compliance from rioters that were aggressively attacking officers," numerous videos show tear gas and flash bangs were launched into a peaceful crowd, even into an area where women, children, and elderly people were standing behind police barriers.
- Several reports, including one by The Epoch Times, suggested the use of munitions was an intentional effort to incite violence, not to “gain compliance."
- Contradictions between videos and police UOF reports regarding munitions also raise questions.
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