FBI releases photos of suspects wanted in alleged assault of officer during Capitol riot - NBC News

Federal authorities released photos Sunday of seven suspects wanted in an alleged assault on a Washington, D.C., police officer during the deadly pro-Trump riot at the U.S.

In a statement, the FBI alleged that the suspects, all men, assaulted Metropolitan Police Officer Mike Fanone after they breached the Capitol building.

Among those who have been arrested is a man who is alleged to have stolen House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's lectern, a conservative activist and recently elected state delegate from West Virginia and a Virginia police officer.

Another officer, Christina Laury, told NBC Washington that rioters were assaulting officers with bear spray, metal poles and "any and everything" in their effort to enter the building

The riot left five people dead, including Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick

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