Brian D. Sicknick said to be a US Capitol Police officer, has died from injuries he sustained after reportedly being struck in the head with a fire extinguisher during Wednesday’s riot in the US Capital.
The USCP confirmed the death of Officer Brian Sicknick on Thursday, January 7, after he succumbed to injuries. After physically engaging with protesters, the statement said he returned to his division office and collapsed, and was taken to the hospital.
It read;
“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.”