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2024-10-19 18:45:29 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: B58CF53F2BD282EDE2F9700A196C594854B23E7907CBEC592D455FA0A8CCC054
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No law enforcement officers were killed on January 6th. Officer Brian Sicknick died of natural causes the day after the attack, according to the Washington D.C. Chief Medical Examiner. Four other police officers committed suicide in the days/months after the riot. http://www.uscp.gov/media-center/press-releases/medical-examiner-finds-uscp-officer-brian-sicknick-died-natural-causes https://www.factcheck.org/2021/11/how-many-died-as-a-result-of-capitol-riot/ https://www.npr.org/2021/04/19/988876722/capitol-police-officer-brian-sicknick-died-of-natural-causes-medical-examiner-ru https://www.cbsnews.com/news/brian-sicknick-capitol-riot-died-natural-causes/
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