FBI identifies Capitol policeman Brian Sicknick’s suspect in death, sources say

FBI identifies Capitol policeman Brian Sicknick’s suspect in death, sources say

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It remains a difficult case for investigators and it is not clear what prosecution they will be able to bring.

In the police audio reproduced at the impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump in the Senate, officers could be heard shouting during the attack that some members of the violent Capitol mob were spraying them with bear spray. Republican Senator Mitt Romney of Utah told reporters at the time that Capitol police officer Eugene Goodman, who potentially saved the senator from finding the crowd, told Romney that “he had to breathe a lot of bear spray and tear gas and that he was sick “while serving on January 6. The pair had spoken during a break at the trial.

Investigators fought for weeks to build a federal murder case for Sicknick’s death while examining videos and photos to try to determine when he suffered his fatal injuries. The investigators determined that the initial reports suggesting that Sicknick had been hit by a fire extinguisher were not true, CNN previously reported.

Several people have been accused of assaulting police officers in the weeks since the attack, but none so far in relation to Sicknick. More than 100 other police officers were injured in the confusion last month, including at least 15 who needed hospitalization, according to court documents.

Sicknick’s body was honored at the Capitol in an emotional ceremony earlier this month, during which President Joe Biden, First Lady Jill Biden and Congress leaders paid visits.

This story has been updated with basic information.

CNN’s David Shortell contributed to this report.

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