Morale among the Capitol Police plummeted after the riot. The department responded to several incidents where its officers threatened to harm themselves; one officer turned in her weapon because she feared what she would do with it.Four officers from various police departments who responded to the attack died by suicide in the days and months that followed. Capitol Police Officer Howard Charles Liebengood committed suicide three days after the attack. Liebengood worked three 24-hour shifts without sleep. Liebengood was survived by his wife Serena, and his two siblings. Liebengood's father was well known to many U.S. Senators, and served as the United States Senate Sergeant at Arms.
