I'm not saying you're wrong -- I just haven't read it. I don't read a lot of obviously left/right news, I try to divide my time equally, and to the best of my knowledge there was 1 deceased Capitol Police Officer. I don't know cause of death, I think I recall that they were investigating a singular individual -- but if you have a legitimate source, would love to read it.
The NYT wrongfully (perhaps wilfully) claimed a police officer was struck by a fire extinguisher while physically engaging with protesters. They then quietly retracted this claim, noting that investigators had found little evidence that he was struck by a fire extinguisher. The MSM has been gaslighting the American public by bombarding them with unsubstantiated propaganda.
The police officer who died is now suspected by FBI to be linked to a particular assailant, but through bear spray not fire extinguisher:
“The F.B.I. has pinpointed an assailant in its investigation into the death of Brian D. Sicknick, a Capitol Police officer who was injured while fending off the pro-Trump mob that stormed the Capitol last month and later died, according to two law enforcement officials briefed on the inquiry.”
“The F.B.I. opened a homicide investigation into Officer Sicknick’s death soon after the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol. Investigators initially struggled to determine what had happened as he fought assailants. They soon began to suspect his death was related to an irritant, like mace or bear spray, that he had inhaled during the riot. Both officers and rioters were armed with such irritants during the attack.”
“In a significant breakthrough in the case, investigators have now pinpointed a person seen on video of the riot who attacked several officers with bear spray, including Officer Sicknick, according to the officials. And video evidence shows that the assailant discussed attacking officers with the bear spray beforehand, one of the officials said.”
To be clear, FBI bases this on video.
While I won’t call it gaslighting, it seems disingenuous to cite an out of date wikipedia quote or “correct” someone for writing:
> ”a police officer died due to protestor actions”
Which sounds like a perfect characterization of the current FBI thinking.
Sorry, it was a rather long quote. Here’s the evidence bit:
> investigators have now pinpointed a person seen on video of the riot who attacked several officers with bear spray, including Officer Sicknick ... and video evidence shows that the assailant discussed attacking officers with the bear spray beforehand ... F.B.I. officials homed in on the potential role of an irritant as a primary factor in his death.
The full article discusses other pieces of evidence still needed to charge, and notes:
> Given the evidence available to investigators, prosecutors could be more likely to bring charges of assaulting an officer, rather than murder...
Whether the actions were assault or murder the original comment on correlation to actions of a protestor seems within line. The followup comment, to which you replied, reframed as:
> There was 1 deceased Capitol Police Officer ... don't know cause of death ... think I recall that they were investigating a singular individual
All of which sounds accurate as of what’s known at present. Again, seems off to call out the error on the fire extinguisher but not acknowledge the FBI has narrowed down to a suspect from video.
I'm not saying you're wrong -- I just haven't read it. I don't read a lot of obviously left/right news, I try to divide my time equally, and to the best of my knowledge there was 1 deceased Capitol Police Officer. I don't know cause of death, I think I recall that they were investigating a singular individual -- but if you have a legitimate source, would love to read it.