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“We send our heartfelt condolences to Officer Evans’ family, and everyone grieving his loss. Capitol Police, and left a fellow officer fighting for his life.” Biden said. Capitol grounds, which killed Officer William Evans of the U.S. “Jill and I were heartbroken to learn of the violent attack at a security checkpoint on the U.S. That sentiment was echoed by President Joe Biden and lawmakers on both sides of the aisle who offered their condolences to Evans’ family.

The weight of losing yet another officer was evident in Pittman’s voice Friday as she informed reporters of Evans’ death, though he was not identified until later in the day, and again in a statement issued by the department that said members were “devastated” by the news. Only four USCP officers had been killed in the line of duty prior to this year, according to its data, but the department is now mourning the loss of one of its own for the second time in almost as many months.

The death of Officer Evans has once again cast a dark cloud over Washington. Heartbreak over yet another officer death In another post on the Instagram account, Green wrote last week that he believed Farrakhan had saved him “after the terrible afflictions I have suffered presumably by the CIA and FBI, government agencies of the United States of America.” Government is the #1 enemy of Black people!” a caption on one video read. Less than two hours before he was shot and killed, Green posted a number of Instagram stories on an account that appears to belong to him, including links to other Instagram videos of Nation of Islam leader Minister Louis Farrakhan speaking. A review of Green’s social media shows he posted in the weeks prior that he had lost his job and suffered medical ailments, and said he believed the federal government was targeting him with “mind control.” Pittman said Friday that the suspect, Green, was not known to USCP before Friday’s attack. Police responded, shooting the suspect and taking him into custody.Ī law enforcement official told CNN at least one of the officers was stabbed.

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At the time, the sources said that after the driver of the vehicle rammed his car into a barricade on Constitution Avenue, the driver exited the vehicle brandishing a knife. That sequence of events aligns with what a senior congressional aide and a US Capitol Police source told CNN earlier Friday. At least one officer, drew their weapon and shot the suspect.” The man exited the vehicle with a knife and ran toward our officers. “The Department immediately locked down the Capitol Campus. “Just after 1 p.m., a man in a blue sedan rammed his vehicle into the North Barricade at the US Capitol, striking 2 USCP officers,” US Capitol Police said in a statement. Police and National Guardsmen responded swiftly as the situation unfolded Friday, immediately moving to secure the Capitol as initial reports of violence began to emerge. USCP lifted an hours-long lockdown of the Capitol Friday afternoon after law enforcement determined the “external security threat” had been cleared.īut while the suspect was quickly neutralized, the deadly incident undoubtedly serves as a stark reminder of the violent insurrection that occurred less than three months ago and the persistent security concerns that have been top of mind for many on Capitol Hill in the time since, despite a recent ramping down of some additional protective measures. One federal source told CNN he was 25 years old.Īn investigation into the attack is ongoing, Pittman said, but the immediate danger appears to have subsided. “It is with profound sadness that I share the news of the passing of Officer William ‘Billy’ Evans this afternoon from injuries he sustained following an attack at the North Barricade by a lone assailant,” she said in a statement not long after telling reporters the name of the officer would not be released until his family was notified.ĭuring the press briefing, Pittman said the suspect in the attack, who brandished a knife after ramming his vehicle into a police barricade on Constitution Avenue and was subsequently shot by officers, had also died.įederal and local law enforcement sources told CNN that the suspect has been identified as Noah Green.

The officer was identified by Pittman later Friday as Officer William “Billy” Evans, an 18-year veteran of the force and a member of its “First Responders Unit.” One US Capitol Police officer has died and another is injured after a suspect rammed a vehicle into a police barricade outside the Capitol building Friday afternoon, the department’s acting chief Yogananda Pittman told reporters during a press briefing roughly two hours after initial reports of the attack first surfaced.

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