Supporters of President Donald Trump on January 6 stormed past Capitol Police and into the US Capitol while lawmakers met inside and debated the certification of the Electoral College vote.
The mob stormed the building not long after listening to a speech delivered by Trump outside the White House where he repeated his baseless and unsubstantiated claims that widespread voter fraud in the 2020 election led to his loss to President-elect Joe Biden.
The attack on the building has left at least five people dead, including one Capitol Police officer who died of injuries sustained in the attack. Another officer who worked during the siege died days later in an apparent suicide, though it's unclear if his death is related to the events on Wednesday.
After the rioters were cleared from Capitol grounds later Wednesday, lawmakers returned and eventually certified the Electoral College votes, once again affirming Biden's win in the November presidential election.
Amid accusations of a failed response by law enforcement Wednesday, security has been enhanced on and around Capitol grounds in Washington to prevent a similar event on or before Biden's inauguration on January 20. Biden has said he plans to continue the tradition of being inaugurated on the steps of the US Capitol, according to The Washington Post.
From the construction of a seven-foot fence to the deployment of thousands of members of the National Guard, photos show how DC has increased security at the Capitol in the days that followed the violent insurrection.