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Jan 6 Line of Duty Deaths

Determining line of duty deaths for officers responding to the Jan 6 incident

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Jan 24, 2026
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Which law enforcement officers who responded to Jan. 6 have been officially ruled line‑of‑duty deaths, and by which bodies?

Two responding officers have been formally ruled to have died “in the ” by federal or District authorities: Metropolitan Police Officer , whose death was first ruled a line‑of‑duty death by the and la...

Jan 7, 2026

What criteria do courts and federal agencies use to determine whether a death is a 'line‑of‑duty' death related to Jan. 6?

Determinations that a death is “line‑of‑duty” hinge not on shorthand labels but on legal definitions, medical causation and administrative findings tying injury or trauma to the death — a process visi...