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The first known Trump administration official to be tried in relation to the events of January 6. According to his arrest affidavit, the suspect allegedly fought a line of police officers and used a police-issued riot shield to wedge an entrance open for other rioters. [116] January 13, 2021. Kevin James Lyons.
On January 6, USCP officers deployed without "less lethal" arms such as sting grenades. Department riot shields had been improperly stored, causing them to shatter upon impact. [3] At 12:49 p.m., Capitol police responded to two bombs near the Capitol. [4] Minutes later, rioters breached a police perimeter west of the Capitol building.
On January 7, 2021, a United States Capitol Police (USCP) officer, Brian Sicknick, died after suffering two strokes the day after he responded to the attack on the U.S. Capitol during which he was assaulted with a chemical spray by two rioters. [2] His cremated remains were laid in honor in the Capitol Rotunda on February 2, 2021, before they ...
WASHINGTON D.C. — An Indiana man has been ordered to spend over five years in prison after pleading guilty to assaulting law enforcement during the riots at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
Smith, 35, shot himself in the head on the George Washington Memorial Parkway on January 15, 2021, the day he was supposed to return to duty. [6] [2] [7] Smith's was the second of two reported police suicides to occur in the immediate aftermath of the storming of the Capitol, the other being that of the U.S. Capitol Police officer Howard Liebengood. [6]
The January 6 United States Capitol attack was followed by political, legal, and social repercussions. The second impeachment of Donald Trump, who was charged for incitement of insurrection for his conduct, occurred on January 13. At the same time, Cabinet officials were pressured to invoke the 25th Amendment for removing Trump from office. [1]
Capitol Police leadership had not planned for a riot or attack, [368] and on January 6, under "orders from leadership", the force deployed without riot gear, shields, batons, or "less lethal" arms such as sting grenades. Department riot shields had been improperly stored, causing them to shatter upon impact. [170]
t. e. On January 6, 2021, Ashli Babbitt was fatally shot during the attack on the United States Capitol. [1][2][3] She was part of a crowd of supporters of then U.S. president Donald Trump who breached the United States Capitol building seeking to overturn his defeat in the 2020 presidential election. [4][5][6]