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Jan. 6 Law Enforcement Deaths

Law enforcement deaths tied to the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol, including the nature and legal classification of those deaths.

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Jan 7, 2026

Which specific law enforcement officers died in the days and months after Jan. 6, 2021, and what were the official causes of death?

One day after the Capitol breach, U.S. Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick died; the D.C. medical examiner ultimately concluded he died of natural causes (strokes) while noting that “all that transp...

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...

Jan 7, 2026

Which officers have been officially recognized as dying in connection with the Jan. 6 attack, and what were the official causes of death?

Multiple law-enforcement deaths have been officially tied to the Jan. 6, 2021, attack, but the nature and legal classification of those deaths vary: U.S. Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick’s death ...

Jan 7, 2026

What were the causes of death for law enforcement officers who died after the January 6 2021 Capitol riot?

A small number of law enforcement officers who responded to the January 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol died either on that day or in the weeks and months afterward from a mixture of causes: one o...

Jan 6, 2026

What role did medical testimony and autopsy findings play in subsequent prosecutions and public debates over the January 6 death?

Medical testimony and autopsy findings have been central both to the criminal record tied to January 6 and to the wider public arguments about responsibility and memory: forensic evidence and expert w...

Jan 5, 2026

Were any officer deaths after January 6 ruled directly caused by on-duty injuries from that day?

Multiple post–Jan. 6 law enforcement deaths have been linked to the trauma of that day, but the official forensic and administrative rulings are mixed: the D.C. medical examiner concluded Officer Bria...