Capitol Police Sgt. Gonell, who sustained injuries during the Jan. 6 riot, announces plans to leave his job in a letter shared with NBC News: 'It’s in my best interest to take time off away from the daily reminders that keep re-triggering my trauma.'
, who was injured in the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol, announced plans to leave his job this week in a letter shared with NBC News.
“It is with immense sadness that I announce my formal separation from the Department effective December 17, 2022 to continue to focus on healing, both physically and mentally, from injuries I sustained in the line of duty on January 6, 2021," Gonell wrote. Gonell was injured in his hands, his left shoulder, his left calf and his right foot in his efforts to protect the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.about the violence he witnessed, saying that he was called a traitor and a disgrace and that rioters had shouted that he should be executed.in the trial of Kyle Fitzsimons, who was convicted of assaulting him during the insurrection.
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