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Death of Capitol Police Officer 3 Days After Riots Was by Suicide, Family Says
The family of Howard Liebengood, Jr., who was working the day insurgents stormed the Capitol, is grieving his loss after he died by suicide Sunday
By KC BakerJanuary 11, 2021 05:13 PM
Howard Liebengood, a United States Capitol Police officer who responded to Wednesday's violent riots in Washington D.C., died by suicide, a family spokesman said Monday.
"His death is a tragedy that has deprived all of us a dedicated public servant," Barry Pollack, a lawyer representing the Liebengood family, said in a statementobtained by PEOPLE. "His family has suffered a devastating loss and asks that they be given space to grieve in private."
Liebengood leaves behind his wife and siblings, Pollack said.
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Liebengood's father, Howard S. Liebengood Sr., was a former Senate Sergeant-at-Arms, who oversaw the officers who protected the Senate from 1981 to 1983, The Washington Post reports.
He later worked as chief of staff for Sen. Fred D. Thompson and Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist. He died in 2005.
RELATED: Colleague of Police Officer Killed in Riots Is 'Sick' Over His Death: 'This Was His Mission'
Bill Beck, 80, who was a friend of Liebengood's father, told The Washington Post hat he new Liebengood Jr. "his whole life. He was a good human being. It's tragic."
If you or someone you know is considering suicide, please contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK (8255), text "STRENGTH" to the Crisis Text Line at 741-741 or go to suicidepreventionlifeline.org.
https://people.com/crime/capitol-pol...es-by-suicide/
Death of Capitol Police Officer 3 Days After Riots Was by Suicide, Family Says
The family of Howard Liebengood, Jr., who was working the day insurgents stormed the Capitol, is grieving his loss after he died by suicide Sunday
By KC BakerJanuary 11, 2021 05:13 PM
Howard Liebengood, a United States Capitol Police officer who responded to Wednesday's violent riots in Washington D.C., died by suicide, a family spokesman said Monday.
"His death is a tragedy that has deprived all of us a dedicated public servant," Barry Pollack, a lawyer representing the Liebengood family, said in a statementobtained by PEOPLE. "His family has suffered a devastating loss and asks that they be given space to grieve in private."
Liebengood leaves behind his wife and siblings, Pollack said.
....
Liebengood's father, Howard S. Liebengood Sr., was a former Senate Sergeant-at-Arms, who oversaw the officers who protected the Senate from 1981 to 1983, The Washington Post reports.
He later worked as chief of staff for Sen. Fred D. Thompson and Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist. He died in 2005.
RELATED: Colleague of Police Officer Killed in Riots Is 'Sick' Over His Death: 'This Was His Mission'
Bill Beck, 80, who was a friend of Liebengood's father, told The Washington Post hat he new Liebengood Jr. "his whole life. He was a good human being. It's tragic."
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