US Capitol Police Announce Death of Off-Duty Officer

Police officers in riot gear walks towards the U.S. Capitol as a group protesters breached the Capitol building in Washington on Jan. 6, 2021. Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images

The U.S. Capitol Police has confirmed the “off-duty” death of one of its officers on Jan. 9.

The department said in a statement that the “Capitol Police is deeply saddened by the off-duty death on January 9, 2021, of Officer Howard Liebengood, age 51.”