Officer Jeffrey Smith died by suicide days after he was attacked on Jan. 6. After a protracted fight, a D.C. board has now declared that his death was in the line of duty.
Story with @LACaldwellDC. More to come.
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Story with @LACaldwellDC. More to come.
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"This is the first time where someone who has suffered a brain injury, and an emotional injury, has been acknowledged as a line-of-duty death… This will impact widows, widowers, children, and parents of everyday heroes…” nbcnews.com/politics/polit…
“Officer Jeffrey Smith would still be alive today if he hadn’t risked his life to defend all of us at the U.S. Capitol and our democracy itself on January 6th.” - @RepDonBeyer nbcnews.com/politics/polit…
"We will forever be grateful for his service to protect our Capitol.” — @timkaine nbcnews.com/politics/polit…
A reminder of what Officer Jeffrey Smith went through on Jan. 6:
David Kaufman, the D.C. chiropractor seen here storming the U.S. Capitol and with his fist wrapped around Officer Jeffrey Smith’s baton, still hasn’t been arrested by the FBI. His office is a few blocks away from the grounds of the Capitol. 
Here’s more video of David Kaufman.
And more video of David Kaufman.
https://twitter.com/ryanjreilly/status/1486815048542654466
And more video of David Kaufman.
https://twitter.com/ryanjreilly/status/1489727779411214339
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