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WASHINGTON Federal prosecutors are opening a murder investigation after a U.S. Capitol Police officer died Thursday in the aftermath of pro-Trump supporters’ invasion of Congress, CNN reported on Friday, citing a law enforcement official.
Representatives for the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Washington could not immediately be reached to confirm the report. The Washington police department’s homicide division is investigating alongside federal law enforcement agencies, U.S. Capitol Police said in a statement late Thursday.
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Sicknick killed by Donald Trump s supporters
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Federal prosecutors are opening a murder investigation after a U.S. Capitol Police officer died Thursday in the aftermath of pro-Trump supporters’ invasion of Congress, CNN reported on Friday, citing a law enforcement official.
Representatives for the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Washington could not immediately be reached to confirm the report. The Washington police department’s homicide division is investigating alongside federal law enforcement agencies, U.S. Capitol Police said in a statement late Thursday.
The officer, Brian Sicknick, was the fifth person to die after Trump supporters rioted at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday. The Republican president had summoned them to Washington for a rally and urged them to fight as lawmakers were meeting to certify his election loss to Democrat Joe Biden. The deaths also included some rioters.