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Orders From Above: ‘Launch, Launch, Launch!’
At the center of the chaos was Capitol Police Deputy Chief Eric Waldow, who can be heard on radio ordering grenadiers from an elevated “crow’s nest” to open fire on the crowd at 1:06 p.m.
“I got a crowd fighting with officers, pushing, throwing projectiles,” Waldow said over the radio. “I have given warnings about chemical munitions. I need the less-than-lethal team positioned above me to identify the agitators and start deploying. Launch, launch, launch!”
But multiple camera angles and audio recordings contradict Waldow’s claim. The video showed he had no bullhorn and issued no audible dispersal warnings before ordering the attack.
Blood on the Capitol Steps
One of the most disturbing incidents involved Joshua Black of Leeds, Alabama. Footage showed a yellow FN 303 projectile slamming directly into his left cheek at 1:07 p.m., tearing through his face and embedding inside his mouth.
Witnesses rushed to help as blood poured from his wound, forming a visible pool on the Capitol plaza. “They shot him in the f**king face!” one man yelled as others screamed in disbelief. The sight triggered outrage across the crowd — many shouting, “We are witnessing tyranny right now.”
The FN 303 launcher, powered by 3,000-psi compressed air, fires rounds at 300 feet per second. Its manufacturer explicitly warns users never to aim for the head because such impact constitutes lethal force. Yet Capitol Police fired from elevated positions at close range — less than 50 feet away.
A retired U.S. Army special forces operative told Blaze News that anyone trained on the weapon would understand the outcome:
“If you really want to start a riot, shoot them in the head.”
The Trainer Who Broke Her Own Rules
Adding to the outrage, one of the officers seen firing into the crowd was Shauni Kerkhoff — a certified trainer responsible for teaching others how to properly use crowd-control weapons. Surveillance footage showed her pepper-ball rounds striking multiple people in the head, including two fellow officers.
During testimony in March 2022, Kerkhoff told prosecutors, “Typically, I aim for the ground.” Yet on video, she was clearly seen firing straight into the mass of protesters from an overhead balcony.
Just months later, Kerkhoff abruptly left the Capitol Police. According to former colleagues, she “went to work for a three-letter federal intelligence agency” and immediately scrubbed her entire digital footprint. “She immediately wiped her social media, phone numbers, and email accounts,” a former officer said. “Nobody was able to reach her after that.”
‘Unload It All!’ — The Command That Changed Everything
As tensions escalated, officers began deploying more munitions, including tear gas, beanbags, and suspected incendiary grenades. One Capitol Police supervisor gave a chilling radio command:
“We need munitions! Unload. Unload it all! Take ’em out!”
In that moment, chaos engulfed the plaza. The very tactics meant to disperse the crowd instead ignited it.
A Narrative in Ruins
For years, Democrats have weaponized January 6 as their proof of a “violent insurrection.” But this newly revealed footage paints a very different picture. It shows police escalation, not protester aggression, as the trigger for much of the violence that day.
A 2022 Government Accountability Office report found that 57 Capitol Police officers hesitated to use appropriate force out of fear of punishment — yet supervisors ordering “unload it all” faced no repercussions.
Behind the scenes, the department was woefully unprepared. Riot shields shattered, ammunition was expired, and officers lacked proper gear. Instead of following training protocols, commanders chose punishment and panic.
The Real Tragedy
The video evidence now makes one thing clear: Capitol Police leadership manufactured the very violence they later used to brand Americans as “domestic terrorists.” Protesters who came to voice objections were met with lethal force from their own government — and the truth was buried for nearly five years.
As the footage circulates, the entire January 6 narrative is collapsing — revealing not an “insurrection,” but a catastrophic failure of leadership and accountability inside the Capitol itself.
