On Friday in US city Washington Complex a vehicle rammed and killed US Capitol police officer and a another one get injured. Let us share that an uncontrolled vehicle rammed through security and crashed into a barrier at the Washington complex, forcing it into lockdown less than three months after a mob assault on Congress. Capitol Police shot dead the driver after he jumped out of the car and lunged at them with a knife, Acting Chief Yogananda Pittman told reporters.
For your information let us share that as per reporting it is noted that no information was available on the identity of the attacker or his motivation. Pittman said there was no existing police file on the suspect. But Washington Metropolitan Police Chief Robert Contee indicated that a terror link was not suspected at this stage.
News reports said President Joe Biden, spending the Easter weekend at his Camp David retreat, had been informed of the attack. The slain officer was identified by US Capitol Police as William "Billy" Evans, an 18-year veteran of the force. "Please keep Officer Evans and his family in your thoughts and prayers," Pittman said in a statement. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer tweeted as "I'm heartbroken for the officer killed today defending our Capitol and for his family. I'm praying for the officer injured and his family,".
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