President Biden traveled to the Capitol on Tuesday night to pay his respects to Brian D. Sicknick, the Capitol Police officer who died from acciden
President Biden traveled to the Capitol on Tuesday night to pay his respects to Brian D. Sicknick, the Capitol Police officer who died from accidents sustained throughout a Jan. 6 mob assault and whose stays have been introduced to put in honor within the Capitol Rotunda.
Mr. Biden spoke with members of Mr. Sicknick’s household within the days after he was killed, in response to White Home officers, however his go to to the Capitol was not introduced till the president’s motorcade departed the White Home. Jill Biden, the primary woman, joined him.
On Tuesday round 9:30 p.m., Mr. Sicknick’s stays have been delivered to a silent Capitol on a chilly and windy night. Officers from Mr. Sicknick’s unit, some on mountain bikes, lined up close to the steps outdoors. Senator Chuck Schumer of New York, the bulk chief, and Home Speaker Nancy Pelosi stood to the aspect in the course of the arrival.
Mr. Biden departed the White Home minutes later.
The memorial for Mr. Sicknick, who was 42, is not going to be open to the general public, however cops and lawmakers are scheduled to be given the chance to pay their respects earlier than Mr. Sicknick is buried at Arlington Nationwide Cemetery.
It’s uncommon for individuals to lie in honor within the Capitol, a distinction reserved for personal residents, whereas authorities officers, like former presidents, lie in state. Congress licensed the excellence in 1998, after two Capitol Cops have been killed by a gunman. Rosa Parks, the civil rights chief, and the evangelist Rev. Billy Graham are the one different two people who’ve acquired the respect.
“The household of U.S. Capitol Police Officer Brian D. Sicknick thanks the Congressional management for bestowing this historic honor on our fallen American hero,” his companion, Sandra Garza, and his household mentioned in an announcement. “Understanding our private tragedy and loss is shared by our nation brings hope for therapeutic.”
A minimum of 14 different Capitol Cops have been injured within the assault, in response to a memo issued by the F.B.I., which mentioned in January that it might examine Mr. Sicknick’s killing. Two Capitol Cops have died by suicide for the reason that assault.