Manik Rathee, who was formerly a techie on the Barack Obama campaign, isolated the footage from the takeover at the Capitol and captured the moment one of the rioters threw a fire extinguisher at a Capitol Police officer (although we don’t know if this was Brian Sicknick, the officer who died after responding to the riot):
WATCH:
I located a moment where a man with a backpack throws a fire extinguisher during the attack on the capitol. I’m not certain this is the moment Officer Sicknick was fatally struck, but it is worth examining.
Here’s a stabilized clip with progressively slower loops: pic.twitter.com/AZ9j3QyWLV
— Manik (@ManikRathee) January 11, 2021
Still images from the clip:
Here are some stills pulled from a video pic.twitter.com/O97XD0r1Fe
— Manik (@ManikRathee) January 11, 2021
Further manipulation of the video gives us a look at the man’s face:
The short sequence where you can see his face: pic.twitter.com/nqHWRWL2BH
— Manik (@ManikRathee) January 11, 2021
A close-up of the man was shared by the Capitol Police. Via Sen. Bill Cassidy:
https://twitter.com/SenBillCassidy/status/1348998640099094528
That looks like a Chicago Fire Department cap:
https://twitter.com/ManikRathee/status/1348484540260511746
Note: There’s a name flying around Twitter right now and that’s not the guy wanted for questioning:
Be aware- An incorrect name is floating on Twitter re the suspect wanted for questioning in connection with the murder of Brian Sicknick. I have also confirmed he is NOT an active or retired member of the Chicago Fire Dept, as some on Twitter have claimed.
— Sarah N. Lynch (@SarahNLynch) January 12, 2021
Over to you, FBI.
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