The five people who died during the US Capitol invasion included a military vet who was shot, a cop who collapsed while fending off rioters, and three protesters who perished from medical emergencies, officials said.
Along with gunned-down Air Force veteran and Trump supporter Ashli Babbitt, pro-Trump protesters from Pennsylvania, Alabama and Georgia died after suffering medical episodes during the violent uprising — including one woman was trampled by a mob storming the building.
A US Capitol Police officer also died after “physically engaging with protesters,” according to a report.
One of the people who died from a medical emergency includes Kevin Greeson, 55, of Athens, Ala., according to AL.com.
The last post to Greeson’s Twitter account, on July 28, cited a discredited claim by President Trump that hydroxychloroquine is a cure for COVID-19.
“Trump 2020!” he tweeted one month prior.
Greeson, who had a history of high blood pressure, suffered a fatal heart attack during the protest. He was “a wonderful father and husband who loved life,” his family told the News Courier.
“Kevin was an advocate of President Trump and attended the event on January 6, 2021, to show his support,” the statement said.
“He was excited to be there to experience this event. Our family is devastated.”
A second medical emergency fatality was Benjamin Philips, 50, of Ringtown, Pa., the Morning Call confirmed.
Philips — a computer programmer who founded a social media site for Trump supporters, Trumparoo.com — died of a stroke, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer.
Police said the third person was Rosanne Boyland, 34, of Kennesaw, Ga, who was trampled to death by a mob as rioters stormed the building.
Boyland was “a really happy, wonderful person,” a sister told Atlanta’s 11Alive.
DC’s Metropolitian Police Department Acting Chief Robert Contee did not elaborate on the three who died, saying only, “They were on the grounds of the Capitol when they experienced a medical emergency.”
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