Capitol Police officer Brian Sicknick died from strokes one day after Jan. 6 riot, D.C. chief...

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Yamiche Alcindor
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Officer Brian Sicknick suffered two strokes & died of natural causes a day after he confronted rioters at the Jan. 6 insurrection, the D.C. chief medical examiner has ruled. The ruling will make it difficult for prosecutors to pursue homicide charges.

Capitol Police officer Brian Sicknick died from strokes one day after Jan. 6 riot, D.C. chief...
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[babylonsister]

1. Hmmm. Were it not for January 6, would he have had strokes? nt

[SamKnause]

2. I have one question, does bear spray cause strokes ???

[DURHAM D]

3. The Feds should go to each of the incarcerated Oath Keepers and test it. nt

[Silent3]

4. It seems pretty damned unlikely that Sicknick just happened to be on the verge...

...of suffering two strokes out of the blue and dying from them the day after being attacked, so even if strokes are the proximate cause of death, isn't it at least manslaughter, if not murder, to have maliciously induced those strokes, even if the victim had some underlying susceptibility?

[badhair77]

5. Would the events of Jan 6 cause a blood pressure spike? Absolutely.

High blood pressure can cause strokes.

[TheRealNorth]

6. I am not an expert on the field

But it looks like there is some evidence to suggest trauma to the head can cause a stroke.

https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/STROKEAHA.119.026810

https://www.mayoclinicproceedings.org/article/S0025-6196(13)01089-6/pdf

[FarPoint]

7. They need a Neurologist/ Neurosurgeon of the caliber of Dr Tobin..

The head trauma can cause strokes...secondary to blood clots...

[hardluck]

8. The M.E. did not find a head trauma

M.E. said they did not find any evidence that the office suffered an allergic reaction and that there were no indications of internal or external injuries.