Coverage dated November 21, 2022

Death of US Capitol Police officer by suicide qualifies for line of duty benefits DOJ rules

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By Whitney Wild, CNN The Justice Department has determined that the death of a US Capitol Police officer by suicide in the days following the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol occurred in the line of duty and qualifies for line-of-duty death benefits, the officer’s family said in a statement…

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  1. Local News 8

    Death of US Capitol Police officer by suicide qualifies for line of duty benefits DOJ rules (opens Local News 8)

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    By Whitney Wild, CNN The Justice Department has determined that the death of a US Capitol Police officer by suicide in the days following the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol occurred in the line of duty and qualifies for line-of-duty death benefits, the officer’s family said in a statement…

  2. WTHR Indianapolis

    DOJ rules Capitol officer's suicide qualifies for line-of-duty benefits (opens WTHR Indianapolis)

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    Officer Howard Liebengood, who graduated from Purdue in 1991, died by suicide three days after the Capitol insurrection.

  3. KEYT Santa Barbara

    Death of US Capitol Police officer by suicide qualifies for line of duty benefits DOJ rules | News Channel 3-12 (opens KEYT Santa Barbara)

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    Death of US Capitol Police officer by suicide qualifies for line of duty benefits DOJ rules

  4. Washington Examiner

    Capitol Police officer who died by suicide qualifies for line of duty benefits, DOJ rules (opens Washington Examiner)

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    A Capitol Police officer who died by suicide in the days after the Jan. 6 riot is eligible for line-of-duty benefits, the Department of Justice ruled.

  5. FOX 5 DC

    Suicide of U.S. Capitol Police officer who responded to Jan. 6 riot to be considered line of duty death (opens FOX 5 DC)

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    The suicide death of a U.S. Capitol Police officer days after the Jan. 6 Capitol riot has been ruled a line of duty death, entitling his family to financial benefits.

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