Capitol police protected democracy on Jan. 6; their scars keep the day’s memory ever-present
On Jan. 6, Sgt. Aquilino Gonell stood in a tunnel near a basement entrance to the Capitol.
A team of Capitol Police officers Gonell supervised was assembled near the entrance, where they vowed to hold the line. Gonell looked at his watch: 1:13 p.m. “Where is the help?” he asked himself. He called on the radio for backup. It felt like nobody was responding to his distress call.