Jan 9, 2021 An American flag flies at half-staff in remembrance of U.S. Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick above the Capitol Building in Washington, Friday, Jan. 8, 2021. Sicknick died from injuries sustained as President Donald Trump’s supporters stormed the Capitol. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) This undated image provided by the United States Capitol Police shows U.S. Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick, who died Thursday, Jan. 7, 2021, of injuries sustained during the riot at the Capitol. A native of South River, N.J., Sicknick served in the New Jersey Air National Guard and went on to a law enforcement career, which his family said was his lifelong dream. He joined the Capitol Police in 2008. (United States Capitol Police via AP)
Donald Trump’s supporters away from the U.S. Senate chambers during the storming of the Capitol.
Huffington Post reporter
Igor Bobic was in the Capitol during the Trump-incited insurrection, and he shared numerous photos and videos to document the events that took place that day. One of the most alarming things he posted on Twitter was a video of Officer
Eugene Goodman, who tried to confront the mob alone before they reached the Senate chamber.
Here’s the scary moment when protesters initially got into the building from the first floor and made their way outside Senate chamber. pic.twitter.com/CfVIBsgywK
Subscribe He paid the ultimate price in fulfilling his oath, Slotkin wrote.
Today, I spoke with Army Secretary McCarthy, CJCS Gen. Milley, and Air Force Chief of Staff General CQ Brown to ask that U.S. Capitol Police Officer Brian D. Sicknick, a veteran, be given posthumous special honors and burial at Arlington National Cemetery. pic.twitter.com/10Z1jmiJzq
The DC Police Union also noted that a memorial fund has been set up for Sicknick and his family, many of whom live in the South River area. A GoFundMe page has been set up to take donations.
Subscribe Officer Sicknick shared a passion for the outdoors and became a member of the mountain bike unit with Capitol Police, patrolling the grounds daily, the DC Police Union wrote. His fellow officers remember him as someone they could always count on to be there and also could always bring a smile or laugh to them.