Charged Capitol Hill protester kills himself, Dems blame Trump, mock the deceased
Christopher Stanton Georgia, 53, who was arrested in Washington DC last week for participating in the Capitol attack, was found dead at his residence in Alpharetta, Georgia, on January 9.
The Fulton County Medical Examiner confirmed that he died after a self-inflicted gunshot wound in the chest. It appears that Georgia killed himself but the police are yet to release any information on the reason.
According to his LinkedIn profile, Georgia worked as a regional portfolio manager at BB&T. It is a North-Carolina based banking company that later became known as Trust Financial after a merger with SunTrust in 2019.
UpdatedWed, Jan 13, 2021 at 4:44 pm ET
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A 53-year-old man from Alpharetta who attended the riot at the U.S. Capitol last week has died, police said. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
ALPHARETTA, GA An Alpharetta man has died, police said, just a few days after returning from participating in the riot at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6.
The Fulton County Medical Examiner said Tuesday that Christopher Stanton Georgia, 53, of Alpharetta died on Saturday due to suicide.
An Alpharetta Public Safety Department report obtained by 11Alive states Georgia died at his home. Officers took two rifles from the home, and listed his death as under investigation, the TV station reported.
National Press Club Decries Violence Against Reporters During US Capitol Breach
Leading organizations for members of the press are calling for criminal investigations against individuals who threatened or attacked journalists during protests at the U.S. Capitol.
Presidents of the National Press Club and the National Press Club Journalism Institute said in a statement late Monday that numerous reporters who were inside the Capitol building or covering the events on its grounds last Wednesday were “verbally threatened, physically attacked, or had their equipment damaged.”
Many of those reporters were covering the joint session of Congress at the time, where lawmakers were counting electoral votes. Those reporters were forced to hide or flee for their safety, the statement said, when rioters and some protesters stormed into the Capitol building. Violent threats were also written on the door of the Capitol building, they added.