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D.C. Office of the Chief Medical Examiner

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Nov 4, 2025
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Which law enforcement officers died from injuries sustained on January 6 2021 and what were official causes of death?

Officer Brian Sicknick died shortly after the January 6, 2021 Capitol attack and the District of Columbia medical examiner ruled his death — acute brainstem and cerebellar infarcts caused by strokes —...

Nov 5, 2025
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What were the official causes of death for those who died during the January 6 riot?

The Washington, D.C. chief medical examiner’s office issued official cause-of-death findings for four people who died on January 6: . The death of U.S. Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick was later ...

Feb 3, 2026

What did the D.C. medical examiner rule about Brian Sicknick’s cause of death and how have agencies referenced that ruling?

medical examiner ruled that Officer Brian Sicknick died of natural causes — specifically "acute brainstem and cerebellar infarcts due to acute basilar artery thrombosis" — after suffering two strokes ...

Jan 11, 2026

What did the D.C. medical examiner’s full report say about Brian Sicknick’s strokes and potential contributing factors?

The D.C. Office of the Chief Medical Examiner ruled that U.S. Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick died of natural causes after suffering two strokes — specifically “acute brainstem and cerebellar in...

Jan 7, 2026

What did the DC medical examiner and law enforcement determine about the timing and medical cause of the January 6 death?

The District of Columbia chief medical examiner concluded that U.S. Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick died of natural causes — specifically "acute brainstem and cerebellar infarcts due to acute ba...