FAIRFIELD-SUISUN, CALIFORNIA
Law enforcement investigate the scene after a vehicle charged a barricade at the U.S. Capitol on April 2, 2021 in Washington, DC. The U.S. Capitol was briefly locked down after a person reportedly rammed a vehicle into multiple Capitol Hill police officers. One officer was killed and one was wounded. The suspect, who exited the vehicle with a knife was fatally shot. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images/TNS)
Slain Capitol Police officer, suspect took different paths to their fatal DC encounter
The suspect was a one-time college jock whose troubling recent behavior included bizarre social media posts and rampant paranoia. The victim was an 18-year veteran of the U.S. Capitol Police, a familiar and friendly figure inside the Washington, D.C., landmark.