Update:
The suspected US Capitol attacker is Noah Green. He posted frequently on social media about his support for Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan.https://t.co/zslsGwPKm1 pic.twitter.com/UMN433JR8Q
— Breaking911 (@Breaking911) April 2, 2021
Update: Capitol Police identified the slain officer as William "Billy" Evans.
Statement on the Loss of USCP Colleague Officer William "Billy" Evans: https://t.co/JMAEbTcbAp pic.twitter.com/DPvkAv5ptO
— U.S. Capitol Police (@CapitolPolice) April 2, 2021
“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," said Acting U.S. Capitol Police Chief Yogananda Pittman in a statement. "Officer Evans had been a member of the United States Capitol Police for 18 years. He began his USCP service on March 7, 2003, and was a member of the Capitol Division’s First Responder’s Unit. Please keep Officer Evans and his family in your thoughts and prayers.”
Update:
NBC's Pete Williams reports on @MSNBC: The suspect in Capitol Police incident is a 25 year old Indiana man named Noah Green. May have lived in Virginia. On his Facebook page, he notes that he is a follower of the Nation of Islam. Suspect is now dead.
— Jesse Rodriguez (@JesseRodriguez) April 2, 2021
Update: The suspect and one officer have reportedly died, Capitol Police announced in a press briefing.
NEW: “It is with a very very heavy heart that I announce one of our officers has succumbed to his injuries.”
— Bloomberg Quicktake (@Quicktake) April 2, 2021
Acting chief of the United States Capitol Police, Yogananda Pittman, said at a press briefing pic.twitter.com/CasFityZMp
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Update: The suspect reportedly exited the car armed with a knife and "ran aggressively" toward officers when police fired shots.
At the Capitol, Fox is told suspect got out of car with knife and was shot by USCP. Was shot after hitting officers with car.
— Chad Pergram (@ChadPergram) April 2, 2021
Original Story: Two U.S. Capitol Police officers were injured Friday in a vehicle attack. The officers and the suspect were taken to the hospital.
Correction: Constitution Avenue
— U.S. Capitol Police (@CapitolPolice) April 2, 2021
BREAKING: Sources tell The Post that officers were just rammed into a barricade outside the Capitol. Suspect has been shot. Two officers appear in critical condition.
— Aaron C. Davis (@byaaroncdavis) April 2, 2021
.@CNN shot shows what appears to be a blue car that crashed into the barrier on the Senate side street entrance into the Capitol complex pic.twitter.com/pzO9GKRPdd
— Phil Mattingly (@Phil_Mattingly) April 2, 2021
BREAKING : Car smashes into one of US #Capitol entrances, ambulance on site, 2 people carried on stretcher and chopper came in and left.
— Joyce Karam (@Joyce_Karam) April 2, 2021
Developing... video shows car: pic.twitter.com/R8PVeAYGDA
????A helicopter just landed on the east front of the Capitol. I’ve never seen anything like this before. ever. pic.twitter.com/LxV0mywRSe
— Jake Sherman (@JakeSherman) April 2, 2021
“The external security threat located at all of the US Capitol Campus Buildings continues, and there is still no entry or exit permitted at this time," read an alert to all staff members on the Hill. "You may move about within the buildings and underground between buildings. If you are outside, seek cover.”
ALERT at US Capitol: “The external security threat located at all of the US Capitol Campus Buildings continues, and there is still no entry or exit permitted at this time. You may move about within the buildings and underground between buildings.
— Jennifer Jacobs (@JenniferJJacobs) April 2, 2021
If you are outside, seek cover.”
This is a breaking news post and will be updated with additional information.
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