The U.S. Capitol Police stated that two officers received injuries after someone rammed a vehicle into the barricade along Constitution Avenue.
Officer William “Billy” Evans died.
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Reports indicate the suspect was a follower of Nation of Islam:
Noah Green, 25, who may have been living in Virginia, described himself as a “Follower of Farrakhan” on his Facebook page, in reference to Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan.Green appeared to have come on hard times from his Facebook page reviewed by The Post before his account was taken down.“I was on the right track and everything I had planned was coming into existence. It required long hours, lots of studying, and exercise to keep me balanced while experiencing an array of concerning symptoms along the path (I believe to be side effects of drugs I was intaking unknowingly),” he wrote on March 17, signing the message Brother Noah X.“However, the path has been thwarted, as Allah (God) has chosen me for other things. Throughout life I have set goals, attained them, set higher ones, and then been required to sacrifice those things,” he continued.
One officer died:
USCP said the suspect and two injured officers were taken to the hospital, before the suspect and one officer succumbed to injuries. “This has been an extremely difficult time for US Capitol Police after the events of January 6, and now the events that have occurred here today. So, I ask that you keep our US Capitol Police family in your thoughts and prayers,” Pittman said. One police officer died as a result of the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, and two subsequently died of suicide after the attack.
Chad Pergram with Fox News tweeted “the suspect go out of car with knife and was shot by USCP.” They shot him after he hit the officers with his car.
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