Patrick Mahoney, said he was finishing a Good Friday service nearby when he heard three shots ring out. The attack occurred about 100 yards (91 meters) from the entrance of the building on the Senate side of the Capitol. The crash and shooting happened at a security checkpoint near the Capitol typically used by senators and staff on weekdays, though most were away from the building for the current recess. He directed flags at the White House to be lowered to half staff. President Joe Biden said in a statement that he and his wife were heartbroken to learn of the attack and expressed condolences to Evans' family. I am currently now unemployed after I left my job partly due to afflictions, but ultimately, in search of a spiritual journey.” “I have been tried with some of the biggest, unimaginable tests in my life. “To be honest these past few years have been tough, and these past few months have been tougher,” he wrote. The messages were captured by the group SITE, which tracks online activity. Green described himself as a follower of the Nation of Islam and its longtime leader, Louis Farrakhan, and spoke of going through a difficult time where he leaned on his faith, according to recent messages posted online that have since been taken down.
But the attack underscored that the building and campus - and the officers charged with protecting them - remain potential targets for violence. Pittman said the suspect did not appear to have been on the police’s radar. They were also working to obtain warrants to access his online accounts. Investigators were digging into his background and examining whether he had any mental health history as they tried to discern a motive. Law enforcement officials identified the suspect as 25-year-old Noah Green. There was also no immediate connection apparent between Friday's crash and the Jan. The officials were not authorized to publicly discuss the investigation and spoke on condition of anonymity.Īuthorities said there wasn't an ongoing threat, though the Capitol was put on lockdown for a time as a precaution. Two law enforcement officials told The Associated Press that investigators initially believed the suspect stabbed one of the officers, but it was later unclear whether the knife actually made contact, in part because the vehicle struck the officers with such force. Police identified the slain officer as William “Billy” Evans, an 18-year veteran who was a member of the department's first responders unit. 6 and now the events that have occurred here today.” "This has been an extremely difficult time for U.S. Capitol Police and their families in your prayers," Pittman said. “I just ask that the public continue to keep U.S. Authorities shot the suspect, who died at a hospital.
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Video shows the driver of the crashed car emerging with a knife in his hand and starting to run at the pair of officers, Capitol Police Acting Chief Yogananda Pittman told reporters. It was the second line-of-duty death this year for a department still struggling to heal from the Jan. Capitol and then emerged wielding a knife. WASHINGTON (AP) - A Capitol Police officer was killed Friday after a man rammed a car into two officers at a barricade outside the U.S.
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