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Slain Capitol Police officer, a military veteran, honored: ‘We will never forget’ February 3 An honor guard carries an urn with the cremated remains of U.S. Capitol Police officer Brian Sicknick and folded flag up the steps of the U.S Capitol to lie in honor in the Rotunda, Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2021, in Washington. (Alex Brandon/Pool via AP) WASHINGTON Congressional leaders paid tribute Wednesday to slain U.S. Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick in the building he died defending, promising his family and his fellow officers that they will never forget his sacrifice.
Sicknick died after an insurrectionist mob stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, interrupting the electoral count after then-President Donald Trump urged them to “fight like hell” to overturn his defeat. The U.S. Capitol Police said in a statement that Sicknick, who died the next day, was injured “while physically engaging with protesters,” though the cause of his death has not been determined.
Joe Biden Honors Fallen Officer Brian Sicknick in Moving Photos of Capitol Ceremony
On 2/3/21 at 5:34 AM EST
The newly elected president and first lady Jill Biden arrived at the U.S. Capitol to pay their respects to the late officer Sicknick, who died from injuries sustained while responding to pro-Trump rioters who stormed the building on January 6.
Sicknick s remains will lie in state at the very building he died defending, inside the Capitol s Rotunda. The distinguished honor is typically only bestowed upon former presidents, military officials and members of Congress.
The somber ceremony took place less than four weeks after the officer s death, beginning at 9:30 p.m. ET on Tuesday at the East Front of the Capitol as Sicknick s remains arrived in a hearse.