A US Capitol Police officer died on Thursday evening after being injured during riots in the Capitol building, according to a statement released Thursday night by the department.passed away due to injuries sustained while on-duty," the statement read. Officer Sicknick was injured while "physically engaging with protesters," according to the department.
"He returned to his division office and collapsed," Capitol Police said in their statement. "He was taken to a local hospital where he succumbed to his injuries." The homicide department of the Washington, DC, Metropolitan Police Department, the USCP, and "federal partners" will investigate the officer's death.
Earlier in the evening, US Capitol Police denied media reports that an officer had died following an attempted insurrection on Capitol Hill, saying the officer is instead on life support,"Media reports regarding the death of a United States Capitol Police officer are not accurate. Although some officers were injured and hospitalized yesterday, no USCP officers have passed away. We ask that our officers' and their families' privacy be respected at this time.
had reported earlier that a USCP officer died due to "events stemming from" Wednesday's violence, which followed remarks by President Donald Trump.One woman died Wednesday after being
Let’s not forget — a female citizen died as well after being shot
_StephanieMyers Once caught the perp will have ANTIFA ties. Care to wager?
Why are we referring to this as being “injured in response to” as opposed to suffering life threatening injuries after being bludgeoned with a fire hydrant swung by one of the criminals from yesterday’s attack on the Capitol building?
Ain’t ever happened at a BLM March
POTUS realDonaldTrump blood is on your hands. You did this. Happy now?
Trump supporters MURDERED a police officer! How many police officers were murdered during BLM and Antifa protests this summer? ZERO!!! BlueLivesMatter
and ... Why did Trump let foreign adversaries and agents infiltrate the crowd that occupied the Capitol? What was stolen? Was our National Security compromised?