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The U.S. Capitol Police officer who was killed during a Friday attack outside the U.S. Capitol is being remembered as a wonderful guy who was highly regarded by the people he worked with, according to officials and reports.
U.S. Capitol Police (USCP) officials identified William Billy Evans as the officer who died Friday afternoon after a suspect rammed a car into Evans and another officer at the Capitol Building’s North Barricade, officials announced later that day. Evans was an 18-year veteran of the force.
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Tributes are flooding in for William Billy Evans, the 18-year veteran of the U.S. Capitol Police who was killed in Friday s attack at a Capitol checkpoint. Evans is being mourned by lawmakers as a hero and remembered by friends as a caring father, dedicated officer and good-natured jokester.
The country is reeling from the attack, which took place at the north barricade of the Capitol building just after 1 p.m. A suspect rammed his car into Evans and another officer and crashed into a barrier, then got out and started running toward them while wielding a knife, police said.
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