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Kevin Greeson (wbhm.org/Facebook)
A 55-year-old man from Athens, Alabama, who was one of the four people who died on Wednesday, while chaos broke out at the Capitol building, has now been identified. During a press conference on Thursday, January 7, DC Police Chief Robert Contee confirmed that it was Kevin Greeson. He stated that Greeson was one of three people who died from the result of “medical emergencies.”
Greeson, who has advocated for violence online, had a history of high blood pressure and had a heart attack "in the midst of the excitement". Greeson traveled to DC to take part in what became an insurrection. "He was not there to participate in violence or rioting, nor did he condone such actions. Kevin had a history of high blood pressure, and in the midst of the excitement, suffered a heart attack," his wife Kristi Lynn Thompson Greeson said.