According to some American media, Howard Liebengood is said to have committed suicide. It is unclear whether this agent participated in the Capitol defense last Wednesday.
They don’t stop the bad news from the United States. Four days after the violent capture of the Congress building, Capitol Police reported that another member of the Institution had died. According to the institution’s statement, Howard Liebengood, 51, died “out of service”.
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The AP news agency reported that two sources confirmed that the agent had committed suicide.
Liebengood is the second Capitol police officer to die in the days after Trump supporters stormed the building in an attempt to block Joe Biden’s election victory certification.
New blow to the Capitol police force. Agent Howard Liebengood takes his own life days after the assault on the institution pic.twitter.com/429jPRnYFU
– Sandro Pozzi (@sandro_pozzi) January 10, 2021
It was unclear whether Officer Liebengood had played a role in defending the building on Wednesday, when a mob of protesters attacked the U.S. legislative headquarters.
“It was also not known if his death was related to the siege, which claimed the life of another officer who was injured during clashes with the mob,” he reported on Sunday. The New York Times.
A day after the violent capture, Brian D. Sicknick became the first Capitol police officer to die.
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“At approximately 9:30 tonight (2:30 GMT Friday), Capitol Police Officer Brian D. Sicknick died from injuries he suffered while working on the assault. to Congress, “a spokesman for the police said in a statement.
Sicknick was injured “while physically confronting protesters” who invaded Congress, and suffered a “collapse” when he returned to his office, so he was taken to hospital, the note explains. . The officer had been working for the Capitol Police since 2008, according to the police agency, which said it is investigating what has happened.
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Who was Liebengood?
Officer Liebengood, 51, he had been a Capitol police officer since 2005 and was assigned to the division of the Senate.
Capitol police have been the target of harsh criticism since Wednesday. Lawmakers and other voices blame them for not being content with the mob.
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The debate is so great that the head of department of this police division, Steven Sund, resigned a day after the arrest. The resignation came after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi called for her resignation.
After the dam, the debate was aroused by the lack of security deployed around the Capitol on Wednesday, in a day that was already complex.