The U.S. Capitol Police has confirmed the “off-duty” death of one of its officers on Jan. 9. The department said in a statement that the “Capitol Police is deeply saddened by the off-duty death on January 9, 2021, of Officer Howard Liebengood, age 51.” “He was assigned to the Senate Division, and has been with the Department since April 2005. Our thoughts and prayers go out to his family, friends, and colleagues. We ask that his family, and other USCP officers’ and their families’ privacy be respected during this profoundly difficult time,” according to the office. The cause of death has not been released. The death follows days after a Capitol Police officer died Jan. 7 due to injuries while on duty as officers responded to unrest at the Capitol building a day earlier. The officer, Brian Sicknick, died at about 9:30 p.m., according to the department, adding that it “expresses …