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.
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."
"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 shortly after telling reporters the name of the officer would not be released until his family was notified.
During 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.
Federal and local law enforcement sources told CNN that the suspect has been identified as Noah Green. One federal source told CNN he was 25 years old.
An investigation into the attack is ongoing, Pittman said, but the immediate danger appears to have subsided. USCP lifted an hours-long lockdown of the Capitol Friday afternoon after law enforcement determined the "external security threat" had been cleared.
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Officer killed after attack near US Capitol
The officer left for work never knowing he would never come back home. RIP. Thoughts are with the family.
@Kenneth Bowers police are the only people that are going protect you & me and everyone .
@GPlumbob So where did the money raised for them go? To ideas? Who do you guys think you are fooling when you say Antifa isn’t organized?
@Dragon Glib yes hes obviously stupid and also he wants to do his illegal crap and not be stopped by police officers. This is why the socialists want to defend police so we won’t have police at all.
There trying to turn America into Venezuela and china and Russia and Iran north Korea and many other rot pots around the world
Google Noah Green. nuff said.
@The Johnnie Walker To the sellers themselves. It’s called a business.
This stupid stuff Has to stop. My deepest sympathy to the officers family🙏
@Ren Hippo but they are “nazi’s !!!!” whaaa not anymore ?
@Sheila Bush “dur we switched !!! we are no longer the race hustling party of the past” now watch us race hustle just like we did in the past 🙂
@Sheila Bush thnx for being dumb as shyt though , i was able to walk away from you clowns 🙂
@DJ See’s through it hahaha hey I’m in a country that has no guns, no massacres, no covid, excellent universal healthcare, cops that don’t kneel on black peoples necks till they die. Hey How’s your country going???……(DJ See’s horse shyt!!!)
Want to see who it was? Google Noah Green. I guess he doesn’t fit CNN’s racist narrative. He “was” a Lous Farrakhan Hitman. But don’t believe me, Im sure CNN will eventually have to say who he was.
Sigh. My heart goes out to all of those brave men and women.
@Todd K it seems anything can be an assault weapon now.
@Edward L. remember that only in merica are there more firearms than people. Remember that only in merica could a orange faux predator become a potus.
Thank the lord he is gone.
Oh and don’t be ableist.
What about the black man that these police killed?
Ban assault cars
So sad rest in peace officer. Prayers for his family. This is horrible.
🙏🏾 RIP 😢
@syn that clown is already in hell, but he doesn’t know it yet.
@PRISON TALK REAL ONE as someone who’s lived in boulder it’s predominantly white people.
@idont fuxkingcare I’m gay so take my opinion with a pinch of salt but you look pretty white to me and not very attractive LMFAO
@Webblz 900 You are pure evil
Rest In Peace. Thoughts with the Officer’s Family and all those involved.
@Jay Huo Like the capital police are a cult?? they are civilians. You are stupid, the cop that shot the maga patriot is still alive.
Thank you, Democrats bastards
Rest in piss
@emmitt smith You’re going to a camp soon
@Jewish Space Laser Operator the woman was a patriot and what happened on January 6th was a long time coming in fact the people didn’t go far enough
It’s just crazy how the human brain can prioritize crashing a vehicle into a barricade over survival.
@Itz-venomtv When BLM Was Looting, The Trumpets Used To Say Blue Lives Matter, But Those Idiots Attacked Cops At The Capitol!
Some Trump Supporters Are Against Each-other, Like Fools 🤣… LMAO 😂
According to sources it was a black nationalist Farrakhan follower that attacked the US Capitol, and the reason why CNN and the rest of the leftist MSM has shut down reporting on it. Doesn’t fit their narrative.
@Sheila Bush Let’s not bring politics into this. He was a jogger so he was criminal by default.
Very obvious… Trump’s Cult, QAnon, KKKAYE, Proud little boys, and the Terrorists are now working together to attack the Capitol and kill our HERO Police! #SupportBlue
@Sheila Bush Your the one still talking about Trump lol let it go weirdo LOL
I wish the Uber eats man and david dorn got this much coverage
@A A Most Americans are white. Not for long though. 100 years blacks will be the majority.
@Robert Smith Nope in 50 years America will be mostly Latino and Asian. Black people like White people will get absorbed.
@T T We are innocent until proven guilty. It has been proven beyond all reasonable doubt he was a drug fucked loser.
@A A Good point. The way people are mixing the white American will no longer exist. Every commercial is interracial with every race combination and also lesbians & gays.
First the attack on Epiphany, now an attack on Good Friday…I’m almost scared to see what happens on Easter. RIP brave officer.
According to sources it was a black nationalist Farrakhan follower that attacked the US Capitol, and the reason why CNN and the rest of the leftist MSM has shut down reporting on it. Doesn’t fit their narrative.
@MatthewGT And? You didn’t have that knowledge when you left your racist comment. We get it, you’re stoked he’s black to “fit your narrative” as you’d say. Except it wasn’t for the BLM movement, so your point means nothing lmao nice try though
Very obvious… Trump’s Cult, QAnon, KKKAYE, Proud little boys, and the Terrorists are now working together to attack the Capitol and kill our HERO Police! #SupportBlue
@Ren Hippo Just listen to yourself. How can you tie Trump to this…?? I draw myself to the conclusion that TRUMP IS YOUR DADDY.
@Ren Hippo You love Trump very much and you can’t deny it. It is obvious.
Lord have mercy! My heart goes out to both officers families
Jake Tapper… “We need to say the name of the slain officer, not his assailant” wonder if that would still apply if the assailants name was JimBob Whitey…
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Lol could you imagine if this dude was white. There is NO WAY Jake Tapper would say this. Hypocrite
@Josh Giordan msm can’t they play the race card game
That’s not how we do things here at CNN sir
CNN is pure poison trying (successfully) to tear the country apart along racial lines
Suspect is 25 yr old Noah Green from Indiana. He was a Nation of Islam follower based on his Facebook.
@N.Y vs L.A imagine thinking what you said is true, but it isn’t
@Bernie Goetz I’ve made a dozen new accounts on my cell phone in the last few months. It takes me an entire five minutes. Lol.
@Modulus Five Funny how the most violent group with the highest murder rate has been convinced that they have been oppressed. They get every type of affirmative action and hand out possible and they still claim to be “held down by the man.” It’s rather pathetic.
@N.Y vs L.A You have the highest murder rate of any group. You also get the most handouts of any group. Still, you go on and on about being oppressed and held down by the man. It’s rather pathetic.
You mean Obama’s buddy that they censored a pic from? What’s his name Louis Farrakhan.
God bless everyone and your families!
This is so tragic. My most sincere
Condolences to the Officer’s Family.
Bs you libs hate cops. Black man killed a cop y’all are celebrating don’t lie.
Anyone id color of attacker?
@Mark N Yup! Black Islamist……Not that they News will tell you that
@Todd MintzHuge Louis Farrakhan supporter, Obama’s best friend.
@Robert Smith Yup!
Gee I wonder why the suspect’s face isn’t plastered all over mainstream media 🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔
@Robert Smith yeah exactly
it’s just sad how everything boils down to politics
the guy lost his life and all people care about is arguing about politics
@Brianna Perez Same with the Capital riots. Its 24/7 non stop on CNN.
@Robert Smith Exactly.Why isnt it racist when black ppl call each other that word ?? If it was such a bad word one would think they wouldnt use it when talking to eacher.
@Robert Smith Well, Democrats either sit at home and wait on their check to come to them or have family money and sit in their parents/grand parents basement. They don’t drive so they don’t care. It’s just another tax on the working man. But we’ll figure out a way to cheat it.
@Robert Smith it’s like that on any news station but also anywhere
Fox and CNN are the worst
But i was on a literal movie review about Spongebob and half the comments were political arguments
When the police were reluctant to describe the colour of the guy,everyone knew he was not white.
Yey, the usual brigade of media-trashing snowflakes, deluded to the point of thinking that just because they don’t like something, it’s automatically biased. And doubly so to think that the media ever NOT had a opinion. How positively precious!
@RapidHealth Fit lmao you kind of proved the OP right when what you posted didn’t mention the guys color TOO.
Man, you got it backwards.
@Tommy Willis you are right. They usually do not report it when whites commit crimes. They certainly do not let anyone file a criminal complaint against whites except other whites. I know that from first-hand experience
Exactly. In fact I even “guaranteed” my friend the murderer was black given the speed the possibility of terrorism was ruled out by the police spokesperson.
Saddened by this senseless loss. Wishing the loved ones comfort during this difficult time.
A salute and prayer to the officer, along with his family. #armystrong
Any quick id of color of attacker?
@Mark N that really doesn’t matter
@Submonger doesn’t ever matter to the leftist anti-white agenda you are saying. I he was white republican, he, wouldn’t matter? Tell me.
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M heart is heavy, my thoughts and prayers are with the officers family.
My deepest condelce to that officer family, may he rest in peace
Any id of the color of attacker yet? Oh yeah.
@Mark N they showed his face but still not sure
psy op
Australia SEES
My deepest thoughts, prayers and condolences to the family. This is extremely saddening for all. Peace and love from Canada 🙏✌