Two Washington Metropolitan Police Department officers who responded to the Jan. 6 riot died by suicide in July, nearly seven months after the deadly attack on the U.S. Capitol by a mob of pro-Trump supporters.
Jeffrey Smith, another MPD officer, and Capitol Police Officer Howard Liebengood also died by suicide after responding to the Jan. 6 attack.
A Jan. 6 rally in support of then-President Donald Trump turned deadly after Trump encouraged his supporters to march to Capitol Hill, where Congress was meeting to certify Biden's election win.A U.S. Capitol Police officer wears a black band over his badge in honor of officer Brian Sicknick, who died after the attack on the Capitol at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Jan. 8, 2021.
"It's compounded by the public scrutiny and lack of support for the officers, not only by the public but from other officers who are still standing by the 'it was one day' suck it up mentality. We are now seven months out, what has been done? How are these officers being assisted?" she said."This is one of the most talked about events in the country, yet we are still ignoring the needs of some of the victims of this event -- the police officers.
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