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January 6, 2021 riot deaths

The number of deaths attributed to the January 6, 2021 riot at the US Capitol, including the causes and manners of death for individuals, and the inclusion of later officer suicides and other post-event fatalities in the total count.

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Jan 12, 2026
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Which individuals died on January 6 and what were the official causes of death according to medical examiners?

Official postmortem findings and public reporting identify a small group of people who died on January 6, 2021 or in the immediate aftermath; medical examiners attributed those deaths to distinct caus...