Trump rioters remain at the U.S. Capitol after the storming the building a few hours ago. CNBC's Shepard Smith and Eamon Javers report the latest from the D.C. Police. For access to live and exclusive video from CNBC subscribe to CNBC PRO: https://cnb.cx/2NGeIvi

Four people died amid the riot at the U.S. Capitol, D.C. police said after supporters of President Donald Trump invaded the building to prevent the confirmation of Joe Biden’s electoral victory.

One woman was shot, while another woman and two men died from “medical emergencies,” Chief Robert Contee said Wednesday evening.

Four people died amid the riot at the U.S. Capitol, D.C. police said after supporters of President Donald Trump invaded the building to prevent the confirmation of Joe Biden’s electoral victory.

One woman was shot, while another woman and two men died from “medical emergencies,” Chief Robert Contee said Wednesday evening.

“To our fellow Americans, I know that I speak for all of us when I say that we saw an unprecedented attack on our American democracy, incited by our United States president, and he must held accountable,” she said.

“His constant and divisive rhetoric led to the abhorrent actions we saw today, and sadly it led to a loss of life that will forever stain what could have been and what should have been a peaceful transfer of power,” she said.

“Again, he must be held accountable.”

The mob of Trump supporters descended on the Capitol building shortly after proceedings began to count the Electoral College votes and confirm Biden’s win over Trump. Biden received 306 votes, 36 more than he needed, while Trump got 232.

In the lead-up to the joint session of Congress, Trump delivered a fiery rant to many of those supporters at a rally on the White House ellipse, less than two miles from the Capitol. Trump in that speech falsely claimed, as he has done repeatedly since the Nov. 3 election, that the race was stolen from him due to widespread fraud.

Trump singled out Vice President Mike Pence, who was presiding over the event in Congress, urging him to reject key electoral votes in order to overturn the election.

Pence, who had no legal power to do so, declined Trump’s demands and said he would perform his mostly ceremonial duties in accordance with the law and the Constitution.

Dozens of Republicans in the House and Senate had vowed before the event to object to the slates of electors from key battleground states won by Biden. Shortly after the session began at 1 p.m. ET, objections were made to Arizona’s votes, triggering a delay in proceedings as the House and Senate split off to debate and vote on the challenge.

But the debates quickly came to a halt, as thousands of Trump supporters who had gathered outside broke through lines of law enforcement officers and infiltrated the Capitol.

Lockdowns and evacuations were put in effect as the chaos took hold. Rioters broke windows and destroyed property as they streamed into the building. They began freely walking through the halls of Congress, entering lawmakers’ offices, occupying the congressional chambers and climbing on walls and fixtures.

Graphic videos soon surfaced showing the shooting of one woman inside the building, who appeared to be climbing through a hallway window before falling to the ground.

Lawmakers evacuated the House and Senate chambers and did not return until about six hours later. Some of the Republicans who had vowed to object to electoral votes abandoned those plans in light of the violent riots.

Congress continued tallying the votes, concluding at around 3:40 a.m. on Thursday.

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