A Capitol Police officer who was injured during a confrontation with violent supporters of Donald Trump, protagonists of an assault on Congress this Wednesday in Washington DC,
died this Thursday
.
Officer Brian D. Sicknick suffered injuries during Wednesday's crashes and returned to his division office, where he collapsed, said Capitol Police spokeswoman Eva Malecki.
They took him to a hospital, where he died around 9:30 pm local time this Thursday.
Sicknick, who joined the Capitol Police in 2008,
is the fifth fatality related to the events of Wednesday
in Washington DC
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The first of the confirmed deaths was that of an Air Force veteran and ardent Trump supporter, who was part of the mob that stormed the building.
She was fatally shot by the Capitol Police.
Three other people died in "medical emergencies" after the riots, authorities said.
Supporters of the president, Donald Trump, face the police, this Wednesday in the Capitol.
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The news of Sicknick's death, which began circulating in the media Thursday but was initially denied by police, comes shortly after Capitol Police Chief Steven Sund himself resigned amid criticism by the police. The department's response to contain the assault on Congress,
where a session was being held to validate the victory of President-elect Joe Biden
.
The rioters broke through barricades, destroyed the building and clashed with the police.
The joint session of the Senate and the House was suspended and the congressmen evacuated.
The work of Congress could only be resumed hours later and ended in the wee hours of the morning.
[On video: The moment when Trump asked his followers to "march to the Capitol"]
Legislators from both parties pledged to investigate police actions in protecting the Capitol and
questioned whether it was a lack of preparation
that allowed a mob to occupy and destroy the building.
Offers of aid from the Pentagon and the Justice Department were rejected.
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After the death of Agent Brian D. Sicknick, more voices joined the criticism of the Capitol Police.
Two House Democrats on committees that oversee Capitol Police budgets said those responsible must be held to answer for the "senseless" killing.
Trump himself had encouraged his supporters to march to the Capitol on Wednesday, before a part of them took the building that houses the country's legislative power.
After everything that happened and facing increasing pressure to be removed from power, with less than two weeks left before Biden takes over, he
lowered his tone
and admitted that as of January 20 there will be another Administration in charge.
With information from NBC News and AP.