Editing Riot control (section)

=== January 6th Riots ===
On the [[January 6 United States Capitol attack|6th, January 2021]], protestors stormed the Capitol Building in Washington D.C. In the process, they beat, trampled and sprayed police officers with chemicals, overwhelmed the police, and almost killed numerous police officers who attempted to stop them from entering the Capitol. In response to this event, members of the Capitol Police and Metropolitan Police Department suffered from PTSD, anxiety, and depression.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=A Year Later, Jan. 6 Still Haunts Some D.C. Police Officers |url=https://dcist.com/story/22/01/06/d-c-police-jan-6-trauma/ |access-date=2024-07-31 |website=DCist |language=en}}</ref> Police Officers Bobby Tabron and DeDivine K. Carter of the Metropolitan Police Department filed a lawsuit against former President, [[Donald Trump|Donald J. Trump]] - stating that by inciting the mob, Donald Trump caused them "severe injuries" and great "emotional distress."<ref name=":1" /> Both officers claimed to suffer from recurrent dreams and thoughts of the attack on the Capitol Building. Beyond this lawsuit, multiple police officers who responded to the Capitol committed suicide in the following months:<ref>{{Cite news |last=Lowell |first=Hugo |date=2021-08-03 |title=Fourth officer who responded to US Capitol attack dies by suicide |url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/aug/03/kyle-defreytag-us-capitol-attack-police-officer-dies |access-date=2024-07-31 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref>

* Metropolitan Police Officer Gunther Hashida
* Metropolitan Police Officer Kyle DeFreytag
* Capitol Police Officer [[Death of Howard Liebengood|Howard Liebengood]]
* Metropolitan Police Officer [[Death of Jeffrey L. Smith|Jeffrey Smith]]