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Alberto LuperonJan 27th, 2021, 3:05 pm Trump supporters and police inside the Capitol Building on January 6. The acting chief of the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department has revealed that another officer died in the wake of the D.C. insurrection. The man was identified as MPD officer Jeffrey Smith. Howard Liebengood–the son of a former Senate sergeant-at-arms–was previously reported. MPD Chief Robert Contee did not get into specifics, only saying that Officers Smith and Liebengood were at the Capitol on Jan. 6 and took their own lives in the aftermath of the insurrection. “Five people lost their lives on January 6th – Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick and four others,” acting chief MPD Chief ....
A second police officer has died by suicide after responding to the violence at the U.S. Capitol, acting D.C. police chief told members of Congress. ....
It was previously reported that Capitol Police Officer Howard Liebengood also died by suicide on Jan. 9 after responding to the riot. “Five people lost their lives on January 6th – Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick and four others,” Chief Contee said in his opening statement. “And tragically, two officers who were at the Capitol on January 6th, one each from the Capitol Police and MPD, took their own lives in the aftermath of that battle. We honor the service and sacrifices of Officers Brian Sicknick, Howard Liebengood, and Jeffery Smith, and offer condolences to all the grieving families.” Chief Contee estimated the total cost of the MPD‘s response “for the week of the insurrection” at approximately $8.8 million. ....
POLITICO Second police officer died by suicide following Capitol attack “We honor the service and sacrifices of Officers Brian Sicknick, Howard Liebengood, and Jeffery Smith, said the acting D.C. police chief. The death by suicide of a second officer involved in responding to the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol had not been previously revealed. | John Shinkle/POLITICO Link Copied A second police officer who responded to the violent insurrection that rocked the Capitol Building on Jan. 6 has died by suicide, according to testimony obtained by POLITICO. Acting Metropolitan Police Chief Robert Contee told House appropriators during a closed-door session on Tuesday that Jeffrey Smith, a D.C. Police officer, and Capitol Police Officer Howard Liebengood both “took their own lives in the aftermath of that battle.” ....