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Benefit Claims

The process and disputes surrounding benefit claims for families of officers who died following the January 6 attack, including the role of pension boards and courts.

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Jan 23, 2026

Which law-enforcement officers who responded to January 6 later received line-of-duty death designations and why?

Only one officer who responded to has been publicly embraced by his department as dying “in the ”: Officer Brian Sicknick, whom the Capitol Police said died defending the Capitol . Other law‑enforceme...