Reporting was contributed by Alan Feuer. Tributes have also poured in from elected officials, including Vice President Mike Pence and Sen. Robert Menendez, D-N.J. "Officer Sicknick gave his life protecting the United States Capitol, and by extension, our very democracy, from violent insurrection," Gov. WASHINGTON (CBSNewYork/AP) -- Slain Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick, who died after being injured the Jan. 6 riots, is lying in honor at the Capitol building. WASHINGTON -- The body of slain U.S. Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick is lying in honor in the Capitol Rotunda. This page was last edited on 20 April 2023, at 11:11. Capitol Police Officer Brian D. Sicknick died Thursday night due to injuries sustained while on-duty, Capitol Police said in a statement. Officer Sicknick was responding to the riots on Wednesday, January 6, 2021, at the U.S. Capitol and was injured while physically engaging with protesters. 1:59. Brian Sicknick Wife Sandra Garza And Family, Autopsy Report Brian joined the United States Capitol Police in July of 2008 and on his most recent assignment he served on the First Responders Unit. Capitol Police officer Brian Sicknick who died was veteran, war critic Additionally, he was a big fan of comedians Jimmy Norton and Anthony Cumia. "[42] On the same day, CNN reported that according to a law enforcement official, medical examiners had not found evidence of blunt force trauma on Sicknick's body. In2016, Sicknick appears to have supported Donald Trump. Corrections and clarifications:No official cause of death has been released, and U.S. Capitol Police have said only that he died due to injuries sustained while on-duty.. On Jan. 8, 2021, The New York Times reported that U.S . Sicknick lived in Springfield, Virginia, according to public records, but his death was felt in his hometown of South River, where he was remembered as someone who had a private persona;rescued dachshunds;prized relaxing at home, watching movies and his favorite comedian, JimNorton;and loved the New Jersey Devils. A Warner Bros. In his obituary, the Dignity memorial added that Sicknick enjoyed "relaxing at home with his longtime . At 2:14 p.m., he and Mr. Tanios huddle just a few yards from the police line, according to the F.B.I. "Here in this small, New Jersey town, all of a sudden a national disaster, a national tragedy, comes very close to home, the Rev. *Painting of Officer Sicknick completed by Jonny Castro Art.*. Stay with MyCentralJersey and USA TODAY Network New Jersey for updates. "The riots that took place on Wednesday are not representative of who we are as a nation we will not falter because of the provocations of a few," Ronald G. Rios, director of the Middlesex County Board of Commissioners, said. He was one of five people who died in the violence. As a lieutenant in a white uniform fires a spray into the crowd, and a rioter charges in to attack a Metropolitan Police officer, Mr. Khater raises his arm over other rioters and sprays something toward Officer Sicknick. All rights reserved. [48] The following weekend, Trump ordered flags to be flown at half-staff at all federal buildings, grounds, and vessels for three days. They considered the possibility that Sicknick became ill from a chemical irritant spray and were reviewing videos for evidence. WASHINGTON (AP) Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick, who died at the hands of the mob that besieged the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, will lie in honor next week in the building's Rotunda, congressional leaders said Friday. Oops, we were unable to send the email.