a service in his memory will take place tomorrow morning. for everyone who works in the senate, his loss is particularly painful. he was a familiar face that greeted lawmakers, staffers and employees at the north entrance as we entered the senate side of the building. whether you knew him or not, his wide smile was often the first thing you would see in the morning. this has been an immensely difficult few months for members of the capitol police force, and everyone who works behind the scenes to safeguard the capitol complex. we are conducting reviews to make sure the capitol is as secure as possible while also remaining acceptable to the public. that s a top priority. also, in this moment of profound loss, we need to comfort each other and support members of the capitol police who, in four short months, suffered a brutal attack by a violent mob and lost four of their friends and cherished colleagues. we must never take for granted the work they do day in and day out to guar
be among us in this moment. for we have lost a son, a father, a friend, and a partner, officer william billy evans. and we need the strength of your everlasting arms and the comfort of your holy spirit to abide with us in our grief. we pray that you would speak into our pain, allow us to hear your tender voice in the words spoken the tributes offered and the prayers lifted in billy s honor. soothe our sorrow with the indelible memories of good times shared with him. evidence of the blessings of a life well lived and well loved. shine your light into the gloom of death s shadow. may it shed courage and consolation upon officer evans mother, janice, his children, logan and abigail, and their mother, shannon in the sure and certain hope of the eternity you have promised. we commend them this service to your will and your servant william to your keeping. in your strong and holy name we pray. amen. ladies and gentlemen, please take your seats. ladies and gentlemen, the hon
william evans is set to lie in honor. and any minute now, as hallie just mentioned, president biden, house speaker nancy pelosi and senate majority leader chuck schumer will all honor his bravery and service. officer evans lost his life on april 2nd after a car-ramming attack at the u.s. capitol. he was an 18-year veteran of the capitol police force. and he leaves behind two young children. frankly, it has been an unimaginably tough year for the capitol police force. so far this year, capitol police have lost three colleagues, dozens more were assaulted, of course, during that january insurrection. today, though, is about honoring the life of william evans. our team is standing by with me, as we watch this congressional tribute ceremony get underway for officer evans. nbc s garrett haake is on capitol hill. nbc s mike memoli is covering the white house. i also want to bring in former seattle police chief, carmen best. she s now an msnbc law enforcement analyst. and garrett, w
government was targeting him with mind control. tonight, flags at the u.s. capitol and the white house again at half staff. president biden just releasing a statement reading in part joe and i were heart broken to learn of the violent attack at a security check point on the u.s. capitol evan perez is live outfront . what did you learn about the state of mind? what we are learning is a disturbing portrait of this suspect. his name is nathan green, and just in the hours and in the days before this attack, he was posting on social media including facebook and instagram talking as you said about the government having some kind of mind control on him. there is one that he posted just about two hours less than two hours before this before he was shot and killed there. he said that, you know, he had posted pictures and videos of the nation of islam leader and he said the u.s. government is the number one enemy of black people. he talked about how he had afle afflictions from th
staff, at, both, the capitol and the white house, in the fallen officer s honor. jessica dean has the latest on where things stand. reporter: the united states capitol, on high alert, again. as another attack left one capitol-police officer dead, and another injured. the suspect rammed his car into two of our officers. reporter: a 25-year-old suspect, noah green, rammed this blue sedan into a barricade at the capitol building. striking two officers, before exiting that vehicle, and charging at the officers with a knife. the suspect did start lunging toward u.s. capitol police officers, at which time, u.s. capitol police officers fired upon the suspect. reporter: a law-enforcement official, telling cnn, one officer was stabbed. it is with a very, very heavy heart, that i announce one of our officers has succumbed to his injuries. reporter: william billy evans. an 18-year veteran of the force is the second capitol police officer to die on duty, in just the last-th