Two Dead at U.S. Capitol Include Police Officer and 25-year-old Suspect

A man drove a car into a security barricade at the Capitol complex on Friday afternoon, and was shot by police after jumping out of his car and lunging at the officers with a knife.

One officer was killed and the other injured.

The fallen officer was identified as William ‘Billy’ Evans. Pittman said he was an 18-year veteran of the Capitol Police, and a member of the Capitol Division’s First Responder’s Unit.

Statement on the Loss of USCP Colleague Officer William "Billy" Evans: https://t.co/JMAEbTcbAp pic.twitter.com/DPvkAv5ptO

— The U.S. Capitol Police (@CapitolPolice) April 2, 2021

The extent of the injuries to the other officer is unknown.

EXCLUSIVE: The man who rammed a car into Capitol Police, killing one, has been identified as Noah Green. Green was armed w/a large blade when he was shot dead. He identified as a follower of the black nationalist Nation of Islam movement.

FB has immediately deleted his profile. pic.twitter.com/erLNdob8ld

— Andy Ngô 🏳️‍🌈 (@MrAndyNgo) April 2, 2021

Robert Contee, acting chief of the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department, said that his department would take over the investigation. “It does not appear to be terrorism related,” Contee said.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has ordered flags to flown at half-staff in honor of the fallen officer.

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