
Capitol Police officer injured in January 6 attack describes what she endured
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Caroline Edwards, a US Capitol Police officer assigned to the first responder unit on January 6, 2021, testified Thursday night about the attacks she endured during the insurrection.
Edwards told the House January 6 committee during its prime-time hearing that she had hit her head during a clash with the insurrectionists and had been knocked unconscious that day, but that "adrenaline kicked in" and she ran back into the mayhem when she regained consciousness. She also detailed being sprayed in the eyes and teargassed.
"I can just remember my breath catching in my throat because what I saw was just a war scene. It was something like I had seen out of the movies," said Edwards, who the House select committee investigating the US Capitol attack said was the first law enforcement officer injured by the rioters.