Capitol cop 'kills himself' 3 days after fellow officer was killed by rioters during Congress siege

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Source: DailyMail UK

A US Capitol Police officer has reportedly died by suicide three days after the force was thrown into chaos when Donald Trump's supporters stormed Congress.

Officer Howard Liebengood, 51, died while off-duty on Saturday, the USCP announced in a statement.

Unconfirmed social media reports claimed that Liebengood took his own life. The USCP did not disclose a cause of death.

Liebengood is the second Capitol Police officer to die in the days after Trump supporters stormed the building in a bid to block the certification of Joe Biden's election victory.

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Original headline: Capitol cop, 51, 'kills himself' three days after fellow officer was killed by rioters during Congress siege




Second U.S. Capitol Police officer dies

A second U.S. Capitol Police officer has died this week, authorities reported on Sunday.

In a statement issued Sunday morning, U.S. Capitol Police did not link Howard Liebengood’s death while off duty to Wednesday’s deadly insurrection on Capitol Hill.

“The United States Capitol Police is deeply saddened by the off-duty death on January 9, 2021, of Officer Howard Liebengood,” the agency said. “He was assigned to the Senate Division, and has been with the Department since April 2005. Our thoughts and prayers go out to his family, friends, and colleagues.”

USCP did not specify the cause of Liebengood’s death. He was 51.

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