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Howard Charles Liebengood

Gender : Male

Age : 51

Race : White

Date : 01/09/2021

Location : Home in Alexandria

City : Alexandria

County : Fairfax

State : Virginia

Agency : United States Capitol Police

Cause of Death : Suicide

Event : Suicide

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

On 01/09/2021, Officer Howard Charles Liebengood, age 51, of the United States Capitol Police died by suicide at his home in Alexandria, Virginia. His death occurred three days after he served at the U.S. Capitol during the January 6 attack. Liebengood had been with the department since 2005 and was assigned to the Senate Division. His death was later officially recognized by Congress and the Department of Justice as a line-of-duty death.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Howard_Liebengood
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/capitol-police-officer-howard-liebengood-dies-suicide-officials-say-n1253846
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/howard-liebengood-capitol-police-suicide/2021/01/10/12c9cb2a-53e3-11eb-b96e-0e54447b23a1_story.html