Roseanne Boyland was trampled to death by the pro-Trump mob being forced out of the West tunnel of the Capitol Building, The following is a narrative of videos showing her death:
"The battle inside continued for another hour, as new arrivals eagerly joined the line of rioters filing into the packed hallway to replace those who were injured or tired. Visible among these new arrivals is Ms. Boyland, identifiable wearing her American flag sunglasses, packed amid the crowd surging toward the door. Justin Winchell, a friend attended the protest with her. At 4:19 p.m., the mob can be seen making another push into the doorway. Less than a minute later, the police pushed back, and the mob can be seen tumbling out of the door and down the steps. Mr. Winchell and two men spotted Ms. Boyland on the ground and dragged her away from the door.
The men laid Ms. Boyland out on the steps and attempted to resuscitate her. At least two individuals can be seen on video providing CPR. At the top At least two people present during the fight at the door recounted on video how they had seen a woman being trampled in the mob.
One man, who livestreams under the name Villain Report, said in a YouTube video posted to his channel that he saw a woman collapse from asphyxiation inside the tunnel. The man said he tried to feel the woman’s pulse but found nothing. Videos confirmed that he had been among the men surrounding Boyland’s body.
“By the time that they decided to pick the person up and give them to a police officer, she had blue lips and blood was coming out of her nose,” he said on the video. “I don’t think that person will be revived.”
In another video, a rioter identified as 25-year-old Edward Jacob Lang said he also had seen a woman trampled in the tunnel
According to the Metropolitan Police Department, paramedics who responded to a call regarding a medical emergency at the Capitol arrived to find two Capitol Police officers in the Rotunda performing CPR on Ms. Boyland, who the officers said had collapsed in the protest. She was pronounced dead at a local hospital at 6:09 p.m.
The day after Ms. Boyland’s death, her brother-in-law told reporters that he held President Trump responsible. “Rosanne was really passionate about her beliefs, like a lot of people are,” he said. “I’ve never tried to be a political person, but it’s my own personal belief that the president’s words incited a riot that killed four of his biggest fans last night.”