Document: U.S. Capitol Police Officer Dies of Injuries Sustained During Capitol Storming

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On the evening of Jan. 7, United States Capitol Police (USCP) Officer Brian D. Sicknick succumbed to injuries he sustained while responding to the storming of the U.S. Capitol the previous day.

Officer Sicknick was injured while physically engaging with protesters, according to a press release. He collapsed upon returning to his division, and was taken to a local hospital. He died at around 9:30 p.m.

He had been with the USPC since July of 2008. The department is asking the public that the privacy of his family, as well as other USCP officers and their families, be respected.

“The entire USCP Department expresses its deepest sympathies to Officer Sicknick’s family and friends on their loss, and mourns the loss of a friend and colleague,” the press release states.

The Metropolitan Police Department’s (MPD) homicide branch as well as the USCP and their federal partners will be investigating his death. 

Andrea Keckley wrote this article.