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2024-01-06 15:35:03 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 9B6E08E2B4D146C2BC098D9E16A5314D361408E33C7568D14070E61725CE069E
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The New York Times, citing unnamed law enforcement, initially reported that Sicknick was struck by a fire extinguisher, but updated its story to say that medical experts said he did not die of blunt force trauma. The medical experts found he died of natural causes. https://www.factcheck.org/2021/11/how-many-died-as-a-result-of-capitol-riot/ https://www.uscp.gov/media-center/press-releases/medical-examiner-finds-uscp-officer-brian-sicknick-died-natural-causes
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