I was going to be too lazy to look it up but then said fuck it.
"About 60 to 80 House members and staffers were holed up inside, and it was Byrd’s job to protect them."
In an exclusive interview with NBC News, Lt. Michael Byrd said he opened fire only as a “last resort” after the rioters failed to comply with his commands.
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According to what I've read and the fact that he wasn't charged leads me to think it was a good shoot.
Willing to be wrong.
No, they weren't "holed up".
This is terminology used to imply oppression for the viewer's emotional response.
They exited through a "hole" in the center of the chamber, the same hole the chairpersons enter through.
To us plebs it's known as a luxury stairwell, that leads to all kinds of cool things we'll never get to see.
Like the elite lounge, caviar sushi, bidet toilets that cost taxpayers about $6000 a pc., an underground parking garage and exits and automobiles.
He wasn't charged because he's not a citizen, he's security for the elite.