The US Capitol Police says an officer who was injured after responding to riots at the Capitol has died.
Officer Brian D Sicknick was injured while physically engaging with pro-Trump supporters in Washington on Wednesday.
He collapsed after returning to his division office. He was taken to a local hospital where he succumbed to his injuries.
His death will be investigated by the Metropolitan Police Department’s Homicide Branch, the Capitol Police and federal investigators.
Democratic leaders of the House Appropriations Committee said the ‘tragic loss’ of a Capitol police officer ‘should remind all of us of the bravery of the law enforcement officers who protected us, our colleagues, Congressional staff, the press corps and other essential workers’ during the hours-long takeover of the Capitol by pro-Trump protesters’.
The tragic news comes after the president finally condemned his supporters, saying he was ‘outraged’ by Wednesday’s ‘heinous’ attack.
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