Two days after a shocking insurrection took over the U.S. Capitol, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has ordered the building’s flags be flown at half-staff in honor of Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick, who died after being injured in the mayhem.
“On behalf of the House of Representatives, I send our deepest condolences to the family and loved ones of Officer Brian Sicknick, who died following the assault on the Capitol complex and protecting those who serve and work here,” Pelosi said on Friday.
Sicknick, 42, was a military veteran who served in the Capitol Police for 12 years, according to Rep. Don Beyer’s office. Sicknick lived in Beyer’s district in Virginia.
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