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A motorist rammed a car into U.S. Capitol police on Friday and brandished a knife, killing one officer and injuring another and forcing the Capitol complex to lock down in an attack that police said did not appear to be terrorism-related.
Police shot and killed the suspect.
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Yogananda Pittman, acting chief of the U.S. Capitol Police, said the suspect drove into the officers, then hit a barricade and got out of the vehicle, lunging at them with a knife.
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A motorist rammed a vehicle into US Capitol police on Friday and brandished a knife, killing one officer and injuring another.
The incident forcing the Capitol complex to lock down in an attack that police said did not immediately appear to be terrorism-related.
President Joe Biden said he was heartbroken by the attack and ordered flags at the White House be lowered to half-staff.
The Capitol Police has identified the slain officer as William Billy Evans, an 18-year veteran of the force.
A motorist rammed a vehicle into US Capitol police on Friday and brandished a knife, killing Evans and injuring another and forcing the Capitol complex to lock down in an attack that police said did not immediately appear to be terrorism-related.
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