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| Updated January 11, 2021
U.S. Capitol Police on Sunday announced the death of one of its officers, bringing the number of deaths in the unit since Wednesday’s violent Capitol siege to two.
Officer Howard Liebengood, 51, died on Saturday when he was off duty, the USCP said in a statement. The department said he joined the Capitol Police in 2005.
According to the USCP union, Liebengood was among those who responded to the violence at the Capitol.
“We pay tribute to his service and we grieve the loss of a fellow officer,” the union said.
Multiple outlets reported that Liebengood died by suicide; those reports were backed by a social media post from another USCP officer.