Capitol invaded: death of a police officer injured during clashes

 

After being hit during clashes with supporters of incumbent President Donald Trump during their intrusion on the Capitol in Washington on Wednesday, a police officer succumbed to his injuries. Constable Brian Sicknick, who worked for 12 years in this police department, “was deployed on the clashes at the Capitol on Wednesday January 6, 2021 and was injured during physical contact with the protesters,” Capitol police said in a report. communicated. “He returned to his quarters and collapsed. He was taken to the local hospital where he succumbed to his injuries ”Thursday evening, the statement said.

Four protesters died during these incidents, including a woman hit by a bullet fired by the police. For the other three deaths, the circumstances have not yet been clarified. Supposed to be a mere formality, the certification of Joe Biden’s victory by the two houses of Congress meeting in extraordinary session turned into “insurrection”, “almost sedition”, in the words of the president-elect, when a crowd supporters of the outgoing president invaded the Capitol, interrupting the debate.

Donald Trump change de ton

The images taken from inside the majestic building will certainly mark history: elected officials wearing gas masks, plainclothes police officers with weapons in hand, demonstrators in the offices of parliamentarians. These scenes sparked consternation and indignation around the world. The image of the United States, which readily poses as a democratic model, has been permanently damaged. Heavily criticized for his lack of anticipation, Capitol Police Chief Steven Sund has tendered his resignation.

In the aftermath of this day of chaos which shook America, Donald Trump, accused by Joe Biden of having undermined democracy, launched a rare call for “reconciliation”, condemning “an odious attack” on the Capitol. In a video that marks a clear change of tone, the Republican president said he was “scandalized by the violence” to which a few hundred of his supporters have engaged. “I will now focus on an orderly and smooth transition of power,” he said.

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