Capitol Police Officer Died of Injuries

The U.S. Capitol Police announced that an officer who was injured after responding to riots at the Capitol has died.

An official statement explained that Officer Brian D. Sicknick died Thursday due to injuries sustained while on-duty, physically engaging with protesters at the U.S. Capitol. Sicknick returned to his pision office and collapsed, the report said. He was taken to a hospital and later died.

Earlier on Wednesday, mobs of President Donald Trump's supporters stormed the Capitol as Congress was convening to confirm Democrat Joe Biden won the election.

The death of the cop will be investigated by the Metropolitan Police Department’s Homicide Branch, the USCP, and federal law enforcement.

Democratic leaders of the House Appropriations Committee said the “tragic loss” of a Capitol police officer “should remind all of us of the bravery of the law enforcement officers who protected us, our colleagues, Congressional staff, the press corps and other essential workers″ during the hourslong takeover of the Capitol by pro-Trump protesters.

Earlier, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos has become the second Cabinet secretary to resign a day after a pro-Trump insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.

In a resignation letter Thursday, DeVos blamed President Donald Trump for inflaming tensions in the violent assault on the seat of the nation’s democracy. She says, “There is no mistaking the impact your rhetoric had on the situation, and it is the inflection point for me.”

Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao tendered her resignation earlier Thursday. News of DeVos’ resignation was first reported by the Wall Street Journal.

In a farewell letter to Congress earlier this week, DeVos urged lawmakers to reject policies supported by President-elect Joe Biden, and to protect Trump administration policies that Biden has promised to eliminate.