Officer Evans lies in honor in Capitol Rotunda
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Updated: 12:38 PM EDT Apr 13, 2021
Officer Evans lies in honor in Capitol Rotunda
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Updated: 12:38 PM EDT Apr 13, 2021
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FROM OUR WASHINGTON BUREAU WITH MORE. SALLY? SALLY OFFICER EVANS IS BEING : HONORED AT THE CAPITOL WHERE HE SERVED FOR 18 YEARS AND LOST HIS LIFE IN THE LINE OF DUTY HE WAS KILLED WHEN A CAR RAMMED INTO HIM AND ANOTHER OFFICER AT A BARRICADE. THAT SUSPECT WAS SHOT AND KILLED. OFFICER EVANS GREW UP IN THE BERKSHIRES, IN NORTH ADAMS. AMONG THOSE HE LEAVES BEHIND, HIS TWO CHILDREN, LOGAN AND ABIGAIL. THE PRESIDENT, AMONG THE INVITED GUESTS PAYING THEIR RESPECTS. >> MY PRAYER FOR ALL OF YOU IS TH A DAY WILL COME WHEN YOU HAVE THAT MEMORY AND IT BRINGS YOU A SMILE BEFORE RINGS THE TEAR TO YOUR EYES. I PROMISE YOU, IT’S GOING TO COME. IT JUST TAKES A WHILE. IT TAKES A WHILE. BUT WHEN IT COMES, YOU WILL KNOW BECAUSE HE IS STILL WITH YOU. HE IS STILL IN YOUR HEART. SALLY: EVANS WAS JUST 41-YEARS-OLD. HIS BODY WILL LIE IN HONOR UNTIL 6:30. IT WILL THEN BE TRANSPORTED TO ADAMS, WHERE A PRIVATE FUNERAL AND PRIVATE BURIAL WILL BE HEL