April 20, 2021, 5:00 a.m. ET
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Barely 100 days have passed since American democracy came under direct attack on Jan. 6 a date that should live in infamy.
But the Capitol riot is already in danger of being memory-holed.
This cannot be allowed to happen. President Biden and Congress must not push it off any longer: As soon as possible, the American people need a thorough, unsparing and authoritative investigation that details exactly what happened and how on that horrific day, identifies the larger political and societal forces that encouraged it, and points the way toward a future in which such an attack is harder if not impossible to pull off.
the determination of a natural cause of death is likely to significantly inhibit the ability of federal prosecutors to bring homicide charges in the officer's death.
US Capitol riot: Police Officer Brian Sicknick died of natural causes - medical examiner
19 Apr, 2021 11:16 PM
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US Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick, who died following the January 6 riot, is interred at Arlington National Cemetery. Photo / AP
US Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick, who died following the January 6 riot, is interred at Arlington National Cemetery. Photo / AP
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By: Michael Balsamo and Colleen Long
Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick, who was injured while confronting rioters during the January 6 insurrection, suffered a stroke and died from natural causes, the Washington DC medical examiner s office ruled Monday (local time), a finding that lessens the chances that anyone will be charged in his death.
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A medical examiner s office concluded that natural causes triggered the death of Brian Sicknick, one of the victims of the Capitol Insurrection that happened on January 6, 2021. The ruling was made by the medical examiner s office from Washington, D.C. on Monday, Associated Press reported.
Officer Brian Sicknick is one of the law enforcement officers who defended the Capitol when the rioters stormed inside the building while Congress is voting to certify President Joe Biden s electoral winning. Although the cause of Sicknick s death was not determined until Monday, investigators initially theorized that the cop s cause of death was when he was hit with a fire extinguisher in the head.