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Capitol Police Officer Who Responded To Mob Attack Dies Off Duty

Howard Liebengood's union says the 51-year-old was among the officers who responded to the rioting at the Capitol on Wednesday. The police gave no cause of death.
An American flag flies at a memorial for U.S. Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick, who was fatally injured when a pro-Trump mob stormed the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday. Another officer, Howard Liebengood, died Saturday in an off-duty death.

Updated at 4:37 p.m. ET

Howard Liebengood, a 15-year veteran of the U.S. Capitol Police, died Saturday off duty, according to the force. The police

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