DC Capitol Police honor Brian Sicknick with procession

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It is not clear if his death was linked to the riots, during which five people, including another Capitol police officer, died.

At least two officers of the U.S. Capitol Police were suspended and at least 10 more are under investigation for their actions during the violent mob takeover of the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, a U.S. congressman said Monday.

Sund's resignation was to be effective Saturday, but according to News4, Sund has already left.

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Assistant Capitol Police Chief Yogananda Pittman has been named acting chief, after the department's former leader resigned in the wake of the deadly siege at the Capitol. One officer got in trouble for wearing a MAGA hat and directing rioters, and another took a selfie with an intruder.

She joined the department in 2001 and has served as captain, deputy chief and bureau commander.

President-elect Joe Biden has spoken with Mr Sicknick's brother, a presidential transition official said on Sunday.

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Mike DeWine has ordered all flags be flown at half-staff to honor the life and service of United States Capitol police officers Brian D. Sicknick and Howard Liebengood as well as all Capitol police officers and law enforcement across the country.

The Metropolitan Police Department released photos of 60 people wanted for federal crimes connected to the "insurrection and assault on a police officer" in Washington D.C. last week.

Capitol Police officer Daniel Amendola said he encountered Leffingwell while forming a barrier with other officers to block a crowd from entering the Senate wing of the Capitol through a first-floor window, according to a criminal complaint filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.

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