{"id":149961,"date":"2021-01-08T15:38:14","date_gmt":"2021-01-08T12:38:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/capitol-cop-who-died-in-riots-nj-native-veteran-reports\/"},"modified":"2021-01-08T15:38:14","modified_gmt":"2021-01-08T12:38:14","slug":"capitol-cop-who-died-in-riots-nj-native-veteran-reports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/capitol-cop-who-died-in-riots-nj-native-veteran-reports\/","title":{"rendered":"#Capitol cop who died in riots NJ native, veteran: reports"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#Capitol cop who died in riots NJ native, veteran: reports<\/strong>”
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The US Capitol Police officer who died in the DC riots was a President Trump supporter from New Jersey who served in the military \u2014 including a deployment to the Middle East \u2014 before joining the force.<\/p>\n

Brian Sicknick, 42, died Thursday, a day after collapsing when he returned to his division office following the attack on the Capitol, according to the USCP, which said he was injured \u201cwhile physically engaging with protesters.\u201d<\/p>\n

Two sources told The New York Times that the officer, who joined the department, had been struck with a fire extinguisher.<\/p>\n

The New York City Police Benevolent Associated mourned his loss with a statement on Twitter<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cKeep Capitol PO Brian Sicknick and his family in your hearts, along with his Capitol Police colleagues. We know our Fed brothers & sisters will move mountains to bring this cop-killer to justice \u2014 along w\/ every rioter who participated in this despicable attack,
the PBA wrote<\/a>. <\/p>\n

It linked to a video posted by Mike Valerio of WUSA <\/a>showing a throng of police officers lining the front of the Capitol in silence in the officer\u2019s memory.<\/p>\n

A Twitter account that is now restricted indicated that Sicknick supported the president \u2013 with his cover photo featuring Trump\u2019s private plane, according to Heavy.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Sicknick, who lived in Virginia, was a 1997 graduate of Middlesex County Vocational Technical High School in East Brunswick, the site reported, citing a 1998 article in the Central New Jersey Home News<\/a>.<\/p>\n

He was a former Air National Guardsman who served in Operation Desert Shield and Operation Enduring Freedom, his brother Craig Sicknick told The Daily Beast<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The officer\u2019s family had rushed to the hospital to be by his side earlier Thursday evening when they learned he was on a ventilator with a blood clot on his brain, his brother told the outlet.<\/p>\n

\u201cAfter a day of fighting for his life, he passed away a hero. I would like to thank all of his brothers and sisters in law enforcement for the incredible compassion and support they have shown my family,\u201d his brother told ABC News<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy family and I hope that our privacy can be respected as we grieve. Thank you,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

In 2000, Sicknick wrote a letter to the editor of the Central New Jersey Home News, according to Heavy.<\/p>\n

\u201cWith the military drastically downsizing, the National Guard and Reserves are called upon more than ever. I understand this may cause a hardship on the employers,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere still are some employers in New Jersey that give guardsmen and reservists a hard time when they have to serve,\u201d he continued, adding that \u201cthese employers have to start realizing that reservists make up more than 50 percent of the military.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey have to start giving these men and women some slack. In order to keep the freedoms we enjoy so much, we must rely on reservists,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

A year later, he wrote another letter to the local news outlet in which he complained that the government did not give proper assistance to veterans, Heavy reported.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am no longer going to risk my life in hostile environments around the globe for a government that does not care about the troops. I feel that I had a simple problem the government could have easily solved,\u201d he reportedly wrote.<\/p>\n

And in 2003, he reportedly wrote that an \u201cunnecessary war\u201d was taking place, adding that with \u201cother major problems going on in this country, there is no room for blatantly partisan politics.\u201d<\/p>\n

He argued that the Bush administration \u201chas its hands grasped firmly on the puppet strings of conservative senators.\u201d<\/p>\n

According to the report, Sicknick later wrote: \u201cI believe we should have regime change here in America. It\u2019s time to oust the arrogant oil hacks that occupy the White House.\u201d<\/p>\n

In a statement, the Capitol Police said: \u201cThe entire USCP Department expresses its deepest sympathies to Officer Sicknick\u2019s family and friends on their loss, and mourns the loss of a friend and colleague.\u00a0<\/p>\n

We ask that Officer Sicknick\u2019s family, and other USCP officers\u2019 and their families\u2019 privacy be respected during this time.\u201d\n <\/p><\/div>\n