WASHINGTON (AP) – Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick, who died at the hands of the mob that besieged the U.S. Capitol on January 6, will lie next week in honor of the building’s Roundabout , Congress leaders said Friday.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer issued a joint statement: not deviating from our duty to the Constitution. His sacrifice reminds us every day of our obligation to our country and to the people we serve. “
Congress will hold a ceremonial arrival for Sicknick on Tuesday night, after which an overnight viewing period will be held for Capitol police members. Lawmakers will pay tribute Wednesday morning before a ceremonial outing to Arlington National Cemetery, where Sicknick will be buried.
Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the ceremonies will only be open to guests.
Sicknick, 42, of South River, New Jersey, enlisted in the National Guard six months after graduating from high school in 1997, and deployed to Saudi Arabia and then Kyrgyzstan. He joined the US Capitol Police in 2008.
During the siege of the Capitol, as riots erupted over the election loss of President Donald Trump stormed the building, Sicknick was hit in the head with a fire extinguisher. He died the next day.
In their joint statement, Pelosi and Schumer said: “On behalf of the House of Representatives and the Senate, it is a great privilege to honor Officer Sicknick with this ceremony of honor. May this ceremony and the knowledge that so many people mourn and resent for them be a consolation to Officer Sicknick’s family during this sad time. ”