暴民怒吼「用他的槍殺了他」 美警回憶國會暴動心有餘悸
美國國會大廈6日發生暴動,員警受訪時說,遭群眾用金屬棍棒毆打、噴刺激性噴霧劑,甚至奪取裝備。(路透)
〔即時新聞/綜合報導〕川普支持者6日攻入國會,釀成5死、逾50人受傷。多名阻止暴動的員警說,當天遭到武力攻擊,包括化學噴霧劑或金屬製品,還有警方指控群眾奪取裝備。
綜合外媒報導,美國國會6日暴動,群眾入侵國會大廈,多名員警指稱遭到武力攻擊。警員霍奇斯(Daniel Hodges)當天被拍到,當時他擋在暴民前進的突破口,卻被壓在門邊,痛苦哀嚎。還有人試圖用力扯下他的面罩、搶奪警棍。
警員法農(Michael Fanone)則說,當天他趕到現場試圖阻止暴民,脖子遭電擊棒電了好幾下,之後有人試圖奪取他的彈藥、警章、無線電甚至警槍,更還有人大喊:「用他的槍殺了他。」
法農說,他當時判斷,對方人多,而警方人力不足,他若開火,激動的群眾恐怕就有理由殺了他,於是他靈機一動訴諸人性,大喊「我也有孩子」,似乎見效,有一群人把他圍起來保護,直到支援趕到。法農向這群人致謝,儘管他們仍入侵國會大廈。
法農還說,當天看到有人手持水管、警棍或金屬物體,有些武器他認為是從執法人員身上搶來的。
警員勞理(Christina Laury)則說,當天群眾除了用金屬棒攻擊警察,她還看到「乾草叉」和「熊用噴霧劑」,她說,這種噴霧劑專門用來對付熊,效果比胡椒噴霧劑更強烈,被噴到後非常恐怖,眼睛一片漆黑,而群眾仍不斷著從身旁蜂擁而過。
警察西肯尼克(Brian Sicknick)當天與群眾爆發衝突,傷重不治,據媒體報導,他曾被滅火器擊中,美國聯邦調查局正向偵訊37名涉案者,以釐清西肯尼克的死因。
“If it wasn't my job, I would have done that for free. .. It was absolutely my pleasure to crush a white nationalist insurrection... and we’ll do it as many times as it takes.”
— Carl Quintanilla (@carlquintanilla) January 16, 2021
Thank you, D.C. Police Officer Daniel Hodges. ????
(via @nbcwashington)pic.twitter.com/ZkK4UebWtD
#StripesGuy assaulted Officer Daniel Hodges. Hodges says, he was “practically foaming at the mouth.” He ripped his mask off, took his baton, beat officer Hodges with it and bloodied his face. @DCPoliceDept @FBIWFO #SeditionVids https://t.co/fZMBpwlyzs pic.twitter.com/cCJbaJTvE9
— Cleavon MD (@Cleavon_MD) January 16, 2021