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Some Capitol Police Officers Suspended Over Riot Response

The suspensions come as investigators dig through photos and videos posted online showing much of what went on during the attack on the Capitol.

January 12, 2021

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Former Capitol Officer: Our Training Didn’t Cover a Mob Storming the Building

I was a Capitol Police officer from 2001 to 2002 and even now remember the high quality of training. We were trained in what to do if gunmen tried to storm the Capitol, but we were not trained in what to do if hundreds of people decided to rush the building.

January 12, 2021

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FBI Asks for Help Identifying Suspect in Officer's Murder During Capitol Riot

An image released by the FBI shows a man in a plaid jacket with a blue knit cap wielding a fire extinguisher during the incident where the officer was reportedly dragged into the crowd. There are reports that the officer died shortly after being hit with a fire extinguisher.

January 12, 2021

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Capitol Officer who Worked Riot Dies of Suicide

Howard Liebengood, 51, who went by “Howie,” had been an officer guarding the Capitol since 2005. The agency did not list a cause of when it announced Liebengood’s death, but a spokesman for the family confirmed Monday that he died by suicide and had been on duty at the Capitol on Wednesday

January 11, 2021

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Former Capitol Police Chief Says 6 Requests for National Guard Aid Denied Before Riot

House Sergeant at Arms Paul Irving said he wasn’t comfortable with the “optics” of formally declaring an emergency ahead of the demonstration, former Capitol Police Chief Steven Sund said.

January 11, 2021

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Capitol Police Chief to Resign Over Riots

Sund confided to colleagues he felt responsible for letting down his force. The irony, colleagues said, is that Sund cut his teeth on planning major events.

January 8, 2021

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DC Chef Helps Feed Officers Securing Capitol Area After Riot

"As you know, there's a curfew so there's no food, there's no restaurants, so I'm here in Bethesda meeting my team," Chef Jose Andres said. "We've got to make sure those men and women often forgotten can be taken care of."

January 8, 2021

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Capitol Police Officer Dies After Being Injured in Riot

At some point in the chaos, he was struck with a fire extinguisher, two law enforcement officials said.

January 8, 2021

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U.S. Capitol Police Chief Under Fire Over Rally Planning, Riot Response

Former U.S. Capitol Police Chief Terrance Gainer said he wants to give police "the benefit of the doubt" and hopes they were attempting to de-escalate Wednesday's events when they appeared to let rioters inside the legislative building.

January 7, 2021

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Dozens of DC Metro Officers Injured in Capitol Riot Response

Thrown projectiles, irritant sprays, and hand-to-hand violence were used on his officers as they made 25 arrests over curfew violations after 6 p.m., DC Metro Police Chief Robert J. Contee said.

January 7, 2021

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Lone Capitol Officer Tried to Stop Protesters in Building with Baton

The officer is seen reaching for his holstered handgun before picking up a baton from the floor and swinging it at the rioters as he backs away from the surging crowd.

January 7, 2021

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Angry Trump Supporters Breach Police Barricades, Swarm into Capitol Wreaking Havoc

One officer has reportedly been transported to the hospital. There are reports of officers being assaulted.

January 6, 2021