U.S. Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick experienced two strokes and passed died of natural causes, Washington, D.C. Chief Medical Examiner Francisco Diaz has determined.
Sicknick worked on Jan. 6, the day that rioters stormed the Capitol building, and died Jan. 7.
While two individuals have been accused of spraying a chemical irritant at Sicknick on Jan. 6, Diaz in an interview with the Washington Post said that the autopsy did not uncover any evidence that Sicknick experienced an allergic response to chemical irritants, and he also noted that there was not any evidence of the officer having any internal or external injuries.
Diaz noted that Sicknick was involved in handling the rioters at the Capitol and said that "all that transpired played a role in his condition," according to the outlet.
