U.S Capitol riots: Police who endured insurrection violence testify for 1st time Another MPD officer who responded to the Capitol on Jan.
6, Kyle DeFreytag, was found dead on July 10, Carew said. DeFreytag’s cause of death was also suicide, Carew said.He had been with the police department since November 2016.MPD Officer Jeffrey Smith and U.S.
Capitol Police Officer Howard Liebengood also responded to the Capitol riot and later died by suicide.Hundreds of then-President Donald Trump supporters stormed the building that day in an unsuccessful attempt to stop Congress from certifying Democratic President Joe Biden’s election win.Four people died on the day of the violence.A Capitol Police officer who had been attacked by protesters died the.