A Capitol Police officer remains in critical condition following the riot at the U.S. Capitol building on Wednesday.
The United States Capitol Police put out a statement correcting an earlier report from CNN that an officer had died.
“Media reports regarding the death of a United States Capitol Police (USCP) officer are not accurate,” the statement said. “Although some officers were injured and hospitalized yesterday, no USCP officers have passed away.”
The police union chief tells ABC News that the officer in question is on life support and still alive.
“We ask that our officers’ and their families’ privacy be respected at this time,” the statement continued. “Should a statement become necessary, the Department will issue one at the appropriate time.”
It was widely-reported earlier that the aforementioned U.S. Capitol Police officer had passed away.
US Capitol Police spox: “Media reports regarding the death of a United States Capitol Police (USCP) officer are not accurate. Although some officers were injured and hospitalized yesterday, no USCP officers have passed away.”
— Craig Caplan (@CraigCaplan) January 8, 2021
CORRECTION: U.S. Capitol Police say the report that one of its officers had died is not accurate.
“Although some officers were injured and hospitalized yesterday, no USCP officers have passed away,” they said.
We incorrectly reported the death.https://t.co/f98IyqbngV
— NPR (@NPR) January 8, 2021
Update: At around 9:30pm Thursday night, the officer was taken off of life support and passed away.
