Howard Liebengood, an off-duty United States Capitol Police officer and 15-year veteran who responded to Wednesday s violent riots, has died. He was 51.
The United States Capitol Police (USCP) confirmed Liebengood s death in a statement on Sunday morning. A cause of death was not immediately disclosed. Get push notifications with news, features and more. + Follow
Following You ll get the latest updates on this topic in your browser notifications. The United States Capitol Police is deeply saddened by the off-duty death on January 9, 2021, of Officer Howard Liebengood, age 51. He was assigned to the Senate Division, and has been with the Department since April 2005. Our thoughts and prayers go out to his family, friends, and colleagues. We ask that his family, and other USCP officers and their families privacy be respected during this profoundly difficult time, the statement said.
“He was assigned to the Senate Division, and has been with the Department since April 2005,” the statement reads.
Officer Liebengood was one of scores of police officers and other law enforcement personnel who responded to the riots on Wednesday when a pro-Trump mob breached security barriers and overtook the Capitol building as Congress was certifying Joe Biden’s election victory.
Five people died as a result of the riots, including another USCP officer, 42-year-old Brian Sicknick. Officer Sicknick reportedly sustained head injuries as the pro-Trump mob ran roughshod through the Capitol complex.
The chairman of the police union said the deaths of Officers Sicknick and Liebengood had shocked the force. The US Capitol Police is made up of roughly 2,300 officers whose primary responsibility is to provide security to the 535 members of Congress and their staffs.
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Washington D.C. The United States Capitol Police announced the death of Officer Howard Liebengood on Sunday.
Liebengood is the second officer from the agency that has died in recent days. And his death comes three days after the chaos that erupted at the United States Capitol.
Liebengood, 51, died while off-duty on Saturday, the USCP announced in a statement.
The Daily Mail reported that Officer Liebengood died from suicide on Saturday, January 9, 2021, based used unconfirmed social media sources.
USCP officer Howard Liebengood committed suicide, several sources tell me and @bresreports
It is unknown whether Liebengood was working during the chaos last week, or whether the events at the Capitol in the past week had anything to do with his tragic death.