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Brian Sicknick, who confronted the Jan. 6 rioters, suffered a stroke.
By MICHAEL BALSAMO and COLLEEN LONGAssociated Press
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A U.S. Capitol Police officer holds a program during a ceremony memorializing U.S. Capitol Police officer Brian Sicknick on Feb. 3 at the Capitol Rotunda. The medical examiner s findings will likely inhibit the ability of federal prosecutors to bring homicide charges in Sicknick’s death. Demetrius Freeman/The Washington Post via AP, Pool
WASHINGTON Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick, who was injured while confronting rioters during the Jan. 6 insurrection, suffered a stroke and died from natural causes, the Washington, D.C., medical examiner’s office ruled Monday, a finding that lessens the chances that anyone will be charged in his death.
Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick died of stroke one day after Jan. 6 attack, D.C. chief medical examiner rules
By The Associated PressUpdated April 19, 2021, 5:35 p.m.
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A sign outside the Rotunda memorialized US Capitol Police Officer Brian D. Sicknick.Salwan Georges/The Washington Post
WASHINGTON (AP) â Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick, who was injured while confronting rioters during the Jan. 6 insurrection, suffered a stroke and died from natural causes, the Washington, D.C., medical examinerâs office ruled Monday, a finding that lessens the chances that anyone will be charged in his death.
Investigators initially believed the officer was hit in the head with a fire extinguisher, based on statements collected early in the investigation, according to two people familiar with the case. And they later thought the 42-year-old Sicknick may have ingested a chemical substance â possibly bear spray â that may have contributed to his deat
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WASHINGTON Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick, who was injured while confronting rioters during the Jan. 6 insurrection, suffered a stroke and died from natural causes, the Washington, D.C., medical examiner’s office ruled Monday, a finding that lessens the chances that anyone will be charged in his death. Investigators initially believed the officer was hit in the head with a fire extinguisher, based on statements collected early in the investigation, according to two people familiar with the case. And they later thought the 42-year-old Sicknick may have ingested a chemical substance possibly bear spray that may have contributed to his death. But the determination of a natural cause of death means the medical examiner found that a medical condition alone caused his death it was not brought on by an injury. The determination is likely to significantly inhibit the ability of federal prosecutors to bring homicide charges in Sicknick’s death. U.S. Ca