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'Kill him with his own gun': US officer Michael Fanone describes facing the mob at the Capitol...


A police officer assaulted by rioters outside the Capitol building has described how he pleaded for his life as he heard the mob threaten to kill him with his own gun.

Michael Fanone, a 40-year-old father of four, said he was pulled into the crowd and dragged to the ground by the pro-Trump crowd as he attempted to defend the Capitol during the riot on January 6.

During the ordeal he was repeatedly Tasered by the rioters, who also stole his spare ammunition and his police radio.

Some of the mob then attempted to grab his gun and screamed "kill him with his own gun," he told CNN.

Officer Fanone, a more than 18-year veteran of the DC Police force, said he briefly considered using his firearm to fight off the rioters, but realised such a move could easily backfire on him.

https://uk.yahoo.com/news/kill-him-o...192617092.html