'Kill Him with His Own Gun': Officers Recount Terror of Being Attacked by Pro-Trump Capitol Mob
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Police Officers Mike Fanone and Christina Laury
Three Washington, D.C., police officers injured on the front lines of the deadly insurrection at the U.S. Capitol incited by President Donald Trump are speaking out about the terror of that day.
The three officers — Daniel Hodges, Mike Fanone and Christina Laury — rushed to the scene to help the U.S. Capitol police, who were quickly overrun by the rioters. Once there, they encountered a scene of violence and mayhem, and at a press conference they recounted fearing for their lives, being Tasered and beaten with their own baton and sprayed with chemical irritants.
Fanone said he was Tasered multiple times before a group of rioters stole his badge, spare ammunition and his police radio.
"Some guys started getting a hold of my gun and they were screaming out, 'Kill him with his own gun,'" said Fanone, who normally works in plainclothes as a narcotics detective but scrambled to put on his uniform before he rushed to the scene, according to CNN .
Fanone said he thought about using his gun, but opted against it knowing he was heavily outnumbered and it was likely the rioters would take his gun and use it against him.
To survive, Fanone, a father of four, says he tried "to appeal to somebody's humanity," yelling out that he had kids. Subsequently, a group of rioters circled Fanone to protect him.
Of those rioters, Fanone told CNN, "Thank you, but f--- you for being there."
He was eventually pulled to safety by fellow officers and taken to the hospital, where he was told he'd suffered a mild heart attack, he said.
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Fanone said he was Tasered multiple times before a group of rioters stole his badge, spare ammunition and his police radio.
"Some guys started getting a hold of my gun and they were screaming out, 'Kill him with his own gun,'" said Fanone
They were only trying to "Make America Great Again" (and what better way of doing that by killing an officer of the law?)
/sarc
He was eventually pulled to safety by fellow officers and taken to the hospital, where he was told he'd suffered a mild heart attack, he said.
Fanone said he thought about using his gun, but opted against it knowing he was heavily outnumbered and it was likely the rioters would take his gun and use it against him.
To survive, Fanone, a father of four, says he tried "to appeal to somebody's humanity," yelling out that he had kids. Subsequently, a group of rioters circled Fanone to protect him.
Of those rioters, Fanone told CNN, "Thank you, but f--- you for being there."
He was eventually pulled to safety by fellow officers and taken to the hospital, where he was told he'd suffered a mild heart attack, he said.