U.S. Capitol Police via AP
Originally published on April 3, 2021 12:10 pm
Updated April 3, 2021 at 11:53 AM ET
One U.S. Capitol Police officer is dead and another is hospitalized with injuries after an apparent attack Friday at a Capitol checkpoint in which a man rammed his car into officers and lunged at them with a knife, police said.
Capitol Police identified the slain officer as William Billy Evans, an 18-year veteran of the force.
Evans began his service on March 7, 2003, acting Capitol Police Chief Yogananda Pittman said in a statement, and he was a member of the Capitol Division s First Responder s Unit. No other details were given.
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Apr 3, 2021
BOSTON (
WBZ NewsRadio) After Friday s attack on the U.S. Capitol a community in Western Massachusetts is mourning the loss of one of their own.
Capitol Police Officer Billy Evans was killed in the attack when a 25-year-old man drove his car into a barricade where Evans and another officer were on duty. The driver was later shot and killed by police after he exited the vehicle holding a knife. The other officer was taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
“It is with profound sadness that I share the news of the passing of officer William Billy Evans this afternoon from injuries he sustained following an attack at the North barricade by a lone assailant, Acting U.S. Capitol Police Chief Yogananda Pittman said. Officer Evans had been a member of the United States Capitol Police for 18 years. He began his USCP service on March 7, 2003, and was a member of the Capitol Division’s First Responder’s Unit. Please keep Officer Evans and his