Jury orders man to pay $500,000 for assaulting D.C. police officer who died by suicide after Capitol riot

A federal jury awarded $500,000 to the widow and estate of Metropolitan Police Officer Jeffrey Smith, who died by suicide after defending the U.S. Capitol during the January 6, 2021, riot. The jury found chiropractor David Walls-Kaufman liable for assaulting Smith, ordering him to pay $440,000 in damages, though a wrongful-death claim was dismissed by the judge.

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