WASHINGTON (AP) – Capitol police officer Brian Sicknick, who died on Jan. 6 from the mob that besieged the U.S. Capitol, will be honored in the building’s Rotunda next week, congressional leaders said Friday. .
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer issued a joint statement saying, “The heroism of Officer Sicknick and the Capitol Police during the violent uprising against our Capitol helped save lives, defend the temple of our democracy. and to ensure that Congress does not deviate from our duty to the Constitution. His sacrifice reminds us every day of our commitment to our country and to the people we serve. ”
Congress is holding a ceremonial arrival for Sicknick on Tuesday night, after which an overnight viewing period will be held for members of the Capitol Police. Lawmakers will pay tribute on Wednesday morning before a ceremonial departure to Arlington National Cemetery, where Sicknick will be buried.
Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the ceremonies are only available to invited guests.
Sicknick, 42, of South River, New Jersey, joined the National Guard six months after high school in 1997 and deployed to Saudi Arabia and then Kyrgyzstan. He joined the U.S. Capitol Police in 2008.
During the siege of the Capitol, as rioters storming into Donald Trump’s election loss stormed the building, Sicknick was hit in the head with a fire extinguisher. He died the next day.
In their joint statement, Pelosi and Schumer said: ‘On behalf of the House of Representatives and the Senate, it is our great privilege to pay tribute to Officer Sicknick on this occasion. May this ceremony and the knowledge with which so many mourn with them and pray for them be a comfort to Officer Sicknick’s family during this sad time. ”