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By Jack Date and Victor Ordonez, ABC News
(WASHINGTON) After reports that someone hit two U.S. Capitol Police officers with a car, Capitol Police opened fire at the north barricade of the Capitol complex, law enforcement sources tell ABC News.
Two officers are said to be injured, one critically, the sources said.
The U.S. Capitol Police (USCP) said in a tweet shortly before 1:30 p.m. ET they are “responding to the North Barricade vehicle access point along Independence Avenue for reports someone rammed a vehicle into two USCP officers.”
A suspect is in custody, the police said in the tweet, and both officers and the suspect were transported to the hospital.
Updated on April 3, 2021 at 5:27 pm
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One officer is dead after a man slammed his car into two Capitol Police officers outside the U.S. Capitol building in Washington, D.C. Friday afternoon, officials said.
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The suspect, identified as 25-year-old Noah Green of Indiana, pulled into the Capitol complex Friday, rammed two officers with a car, then jumped out of the vehicle with a knife and attacked one of the officers before being fatally shot by police, law enforcement officials said.
By Bill Galluccio
Apr 2, 2021
The United States Capitol Building was placed on lockdown on Friday (April 2) due to an external security threat. All staff members were told they cannot leave the building and were advised to stay away from windows.
The Capitol Police tweeted that there was an incident near the North Barricade vehicle access point along Independence Avenue for reports someone rammed a vehicle into two USCP officers. CRITICAL INCIDENT: USCP is responding to the North Barricade vehicle access point along Independence Avenue for reports someone rammed a vehicle into two USCP officers. A suspect is in custody. Both officers are injured. All three have been transported to the hospital, the department wrote on Twitter.
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