Biden pays tribute to fallen Capitol police officer Sicknick

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President Biden paid tribute Tuesday evening to the deceased Capitol police officer Brian Sicknick, who was fatally injured in the attack on the Capitol on Jan. 6.

Biden and first lady Jill BidenJill Biden Capitol policeman Brian Sicknick is in Rotunda in honor Biden pays respects to fallen Capitol policeman Sicknick Michelle Obama thanks Jill Biden for the fresh vegetables from the White House garden she planted MORE arrived at the Capitol on Tuesday around 10 p.m. to pay respects to Sicknick as he lay in the Rotunda in honor. The remains of the fallen officer were transported to the Rotunda in an urn earlier Tuesday evening.

The President and First Lady, both wearing face masks, stood in front of the urn for a few moments, putting their hands on their hearts. Biden made the sign of the cross.

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Sicknick was fatally injured in the violence at the Capitol on January 6 when a mob of pro-Trump rioters stormed the building in an attempt to challenge the presidential election results and electoral college votes. The officer was one of five people who died as a result of the violence.

Members of Congress will pay their respects to Sicknick on Wednesday morning, followed by a tribute with House Speaker comments Nancy PelosiNancy PelosiSchiff Lobbies Newsom to be Named California AG: Reports Biden Paying Respect to the Future of Fallen Capitol Police Officer Sicknick Greene’s Future on House Committees in Suspicion After GOP Meeting MORE (D-Calif.) And majority leader in the Senate Charles SchumerChuck Schumer Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick Lies In Honor In Rotunda Democrats Offer Resolution Denouncing White Supremacists Ahead of Trump Lawsuit Lobbying World MORE (DN.Y.). Sicknick’s remains will be buried in Arlington National Cemetery. Sicknick served with the New Jersey Air National Guard before joining the Capitol Police.

Sicknick is one of only five people who have slept in the Rotunda. These include two Capitol police officers, Officer Jacob Chestnut and Detective John Gibson, who were killed on duty in 1998.

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