U.S. Capitol Police "must be held accountable" says wife of officer who died by suicide

The widow of U.S. Capitol Police officer Howard Liebengood, who died by suicide days after he assisted with riot control at the Capitol during the January 6 attack, is calling for reforms to USCP in the wake of her husband's death.

In a letter sent to Virginia Representative Jennifer Wexton and obtained by CBS News, Serena Liebengood wrote that her husband was ordered to remain on duty "practically around the clock" for three days following the insurrection and "was severely sleep deprived" before his death on January 9. "The Liebengood family wants Howie's death to not have been in vain," she wrote. She called on UCSP to designate her husband's death as "in the line of duty," and wrote "the UCSP must be held accountable for its actions and structural reforms instituted" to address the mental health of its officers.