Lawmakers and Mike Pence evacuated from the House of Representatives as pro-Trump rioters storm the Capitol

• Vice President Mike Pence and lawmakers were evacuated from the Capitol as pro-Trump rioters entered the building to contest the results of the presidential election.
• Trump supporters breached security before the US Capitol Police put all Capitol buildings on lockdown.
• A pool reporter says lawmakers were evacuated through the third floor of the Capitol building as protestors entered the second floor, where the House chamber is.

Vice President Mike Pence and lawmakers in the Capitol were evacuated as pro-Trump rioters stormed the building and breached security. Throngs of protestors were seen entering the House on Wednesday in an effort to contest the most recent US presidential election.

A pool reporter from inside the Capitol said press and lawmakers were evacuated out of the third floor of the building as protestors entered the second floor, where the House chamber is. Lawmakers were inside discussing the certification of the 2020 election results.

Video taken inside the chamber showed a door barricaded against the protestors with Capitol police at the ready with guns drawn. The chamber was cleared and some lawmakers tweeted that they were sheltering in place in their offices or had been evacuated.

Photos also showed representatives wearing gas masks as they were evacuated from the building.

Some lawmakers confirmed on Twitter that they were evacuated and taken to a safe location. The DC mayor also issued a 6 p.m. curfew as thousands of protestors swarmed the Capitol.

Demonstrators, at President Donald Trump's encouragment, protested President-elect Joe Biden's victory over Trump. Supporters listened to Trump speak outside the White House before he directed them to the Capitol, where many stormed the building.

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