Medical Examiner Offers More Details About Capitol Officer’s Death Following Insurrection | Talking Points Memo

More details have emerged regarding the death of Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick, whose passing was initially attributed to injuries sustained on-duty while responding to rioters during the deadly Capitol insurrection.


This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://talkingpointsmemo.com/?p=1370427

Are they sure no one kneeled on his neck for 9 minutes and 29 seconds?

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Tomorrow:

Alexei Navalny dies of natural causes.

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“According to D.C.’s chief medical examiner, Sicknick suffered two strokes and died of natural causes…”

Mobster Voice: “It was natural causes: His heart stopped.”

#DidRandPaulPerformTheAutopsy?

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Why did it take more than 3 months to come to this conclusion?

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the autopsy found that Sicknick suffered two strokes at the base of the brain stem caused by a clot in an artery that supplies blood to that area of the body.

and getting repeated whacked in the head with a fire extinguisher couldn’t possibly aggravate an existing condition.

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As my grandpa would proclaim when presented with claims he found hard to believe, “That dog ain’t gonna hunt!”

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Apparently he wasn’t one of those who were hit with one.

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So, in someone of his age and physical health, what would trigger not one, but two strokes? What possible medical indications were there that he would be prone to something like this? Right.

Sicknick suffered two strokes at the base of the brain stem caused by a clot in an artery that supplies blood to that area of the body.

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According to D.C.’s chief medical examiner, Sicknick suffered two strokes and died of natural causes a day after he confronted rioters during the breaching of the Capitol.

Francisco J. Diaz, the medical examiner, told the Washington Post that the autopsy found no evidence of Sicknick suffering an allergic reaction to chemical irritants. Diaz said that particular reaction would have caused Sicknick’s throat to quickly seize. Additionally, no evidence was found of Sicknick sustaining internal or external injuries, the Post reported.

Diaz acknowledged that Sicknick was among the officers who engaged with the pro-Trump mob that stormed that Capitol, and told the Post that “all that transpired played a role in his condition.”

pushes away from the table

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but multiple outlets reported that he died after being struck in the head by a fire extinguisher.

Will be interesting to see if the family shares more info.

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They did, in the initial chaos, but that was later determined to not be the case. Remember, he went back to the office that day, unlikely if he had a possible TBI that he wouldn’t be getting checked out and going to the hospital.

Hate that these fuckers may walk, but medical evidence is medical evidence.

ETA: that, or someone is covering up something.

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Novichok is naturally occurring in specific labratories…

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Diaz acknowledged that Sicknick was among the officers who engaged with the pro-Trump mob that stormed that Capitol, and told the Post that “all that transpired played a role in his condition.”

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Coincidences, coincidences…

First George Floyd, with his drugs, heart condition & carbon monoxide
Now Brian Sicknick with his strokes.

Will wonders never cease, for fuck’s sake?

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Very inappropriate comment.
Natural causes is far from “deadly force” and the remark trivializes how many non-white unarmed citizens are killed, brutalized & subjugated by police for.

This one is even more coincidental.

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The conclusion is being released to public now.

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Anatomical artery malformation. Narrowing of artery. Aneurysm.

Article says other medical findings/history not released for privacy reasons.

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