Tragic. We saw tweets floating around earlier about a Capitol Police officer dying, but with no other information. Now we’re being told he was taken off of life support after being struck in the head with a fire extinguisher by a rioter.
#BREAKING A source confirms a US Capitol Police Officer has been taken off life support and died, after being hit in the head with a fire extinguisher by a rioter yesterday. #NexstarDC
— Alexandra Limon (@AlexLimonNews) January 8, 2021
God bless him and his family. Pit in my stomach here.
— John Silver (@JohnFSilver) January 8, 2021
I’m so sorry for the family of this officer. I hope the insurgent is found and arrested quickly.
— Tasha (@TashaD2N) January 8, 2021
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— David Boyd (@DavidBoydhoops) January 8, 2021
Heartbreaking ?
— laura ? (@laura_detroit) January 8, 2021
And that makes it felony murder.
— Sedition isn’t patriotic. (@justiceischeap) January 8, 2021
Congress needs to make sure that this officer remains on the payroll, with regular pay raises and promotions, until his kids are out of school and his wife remains alive. And then extend that to any Capitol Police officer who dies in the line of duty. @RepSwalwell @AOC
— Red Tanager ? (@Red_Tanager) January 8, 2021
Prayers for that officer’s family.
— Shertc2K (@collura_sherry) January 8, 2021
I hope whoever did that realizes they are likely on video doing that. They’re going down.
— Overlord (@erikdhansen) January 8, 2021
I am SO SORRY this happened. They all have this man's death on their hands. My heart breaks for his family, his fellow officers, and all that loved him. This didn't have to happen! I'm sick to my stomach.
— EveryThingBravo (@HereForGood12) January 8, 2021
In other news, the chief of the U.S. Capitol Police is resigning as of the 16th.
U.S. Capitol Police chief resigns one day after riots https://t.co/CkrWrQHL5w
— Fox News (@FoxNews) January 7, 2021
Good. What an abysmal job protecting our representatives.
— Swk (@SWKoontz) January 7, 2021
You have to question anyone who would even want that job. They can't win or do their job no matter what happens
— the big sizzle (@darealbigsizzle) January 7, 2021
I think that was a failure at a level we can all agree was totally unacceptable by any standard. What’s to stop literally anybody from doing the same if that’s how terrible this guy is at securing the capital building.
— Sailor Ripley ????? (@Oh_Llama1) January 8, 2021
Editor’s note: We’re using a photo of the thin blue line flag despite Politifact saying it’s “mostly true” that it’s “anti-Black Lives Matter.”
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Update:
It looks like CNN might have put out some more fake news. Here’s C-SPAN’s Capitol Hill producer:
US Capitol Police spox: “Media reports regarding the death of a United States Capitol Police (USCP) officer are not accurate. Although some officers were injured and hospitalized yesterday, no USCP officers have passed away.”
— Craig Caplan (@CraigCaplan) January 8, 2021
“We ask that our officers’ and their families’ privacy be respected at this time. Should a statement become necessary, the Department will issue one at the appropriate time.”-USCP spox.
— Craig Caplan (@CraigCaplan) January 8, 2021
Do a press conference and get the facts out there. Hiding from the press is only making the situation worse.
— Be Warned I’m Irish ☘️ (@BeWarnedImIrish) January 8, 2021
Related:
Ashli Babbitt, a 14-year Air Force veteran, identified as the woman shot and killed inside the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday https://t.co/c9djeEZyAN
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) January 7, 2021
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