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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer on Tuesday evening will host a ceremonial return of Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick’s body to the Capitol Rotunda.
Sicknick, 43, died last month after he was bludgeoned with a fire extinguisher as he struggled to contain a mob of then-President Donald Trump’s supporters, who stormed the Capitol and disrupted certification of President Biden’s victory.
Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Schumer (D-NY) will lead a ceremonial event at 9:30 p.m. Tuesday marking his return to the building. An overnight viewing period for Capitol Police will begin at 10 p.m., according to a media advisory.
On Wednesday morning, Pelosi and Schumer will speak at a tribute to Sicknick before a departure ceremony on the Capitol steps before noon.
Sicknick was a Trump supporter, his family said.
He was resuscitated twice but developed a brain clot and died a day after the riot.
“If any good comes out of my son’s death, I just hope that it stops all the lunacy that’s been going on in this country,” his dad told Reuters.
Brian Sicknick was reportedly struck in the head with a fire extinguisher while struggling with the Capitol rioters.
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Brian Sicknick will be buried at Arlington National Cemetery.
U.S. Capitol Police
Brian Sicknick was reportedly struck in the head with a fire extinguisher while struggling with the Capitol rioters.
Olivier Douliery/AFP/Getty Images
Brian Sicknick will be buried at Arlington National Cemetery.
U.S. Capitol Police
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