Police officer dies after being hit by rioters with a fire hydrant

Police officer Brian D Sicknick who died late on Thursday after sustaining injuries while physically engaging with protesters has become the fifth fatality of the riots. US media reported that Sicknick who had worked for the Capitol Police for more than 10 years and most recently worked in its first responder unit was hit with a fire extinguisher during th4e violence.

Ashli Babbit was shot and killed by a Capitol Police officer, as protesters were forcing their way toward the House Chamber where members of Congress were sheltering in place.

Rosanne Boyland 34, of Kennesaw, Georgia, Kevin Greeson, 55 of Athens, Alabam, and Benjamin Phillips, 55, of Ringtown, Pennsylvania, each died after suffering medical emergencies, DC police said. It took four hours to dispense the rioters from the Capitol complex and by then they had roamed the halls of Congress posed for photos inside hallowed chambers, broken through doors, destroyed property, and taken photos of themselves doing it. At least 80 people were arrested and will take several days to sort through all the footage to determine who should be charged and with what. The House Appropriations Committee which controls the police department’s budget has launched a  review of what went wrong.