Capitol Secured After Pro-Trump Mob Breaches Building; Woman Is Killed

Trump supporters try to break through a police barrier during protests at the U.S. Capitol today, prompting capitol police to take further security measures.

Julio Cortez / AP

Updated at 6:50 p.m. ET

The U.S. Capitol was the scene of chaos on Wednesday, as supporters of President Trump responded to his call to head to the complex and then breached it, leading to unprecedented violence in the seat of America’s federal government.

A woman was shot and killed during the assault on the Capitol, according to Washington, D.C., police.