Protesters Are Defying DC's Curfew

30 have been arrested
By Evann Gastaldo,  Newser Staff
Posted Jan 7, 2021 12:46 AM CST
Protesters Are Defying DC's Curfew
A police line moves to clear people from the front of a hotel who were violating curfew in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021.   (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Hundreds of pro-Trump rioters remained on the grounds of the Capitol following Washington DC's 6pm curfew, though NPR reports the atmosphere was "relatively quiet." Thirty people were arrested Wednesday night for violating the curfew, PBS reports. Fifteen others were arrested Tuesday and Wednesday in relation to protest activity, on charges including weapons possession and assault. Meanwhile, four people died during the storming of the US Capitol, CNN reports. One was the woman fatally shot inside the Capitol building; the other three experienced medical emergencies during the riot. Thirteen were taken to area hospitals. (More Washington, DC stories.)

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