A U.S. Capitol Police officer has died from injuries suffered in Friday’s (April 2) vehicle attack at the Capitol complex, police said.
The suspect also has died, police said at a briefing.
The suspect drove a vehicle into the officers, got out of the car and lunged at them, with a knife in his hand, Yogananda Pittman, acting chief of the United States Capitol Police,
Dozens of police cars, marked and unmarked, raced toward the iconic domed white building, in an unwelcome reminder of Jan. 6, when thousands of supporters of then-President Donald Trump overran the complex.
Police said they did not yet know what had motivated the attacker, and they did not identify him
Dozens of National Guard troops, who have been stationed at the Capitol since the January attack, quickly deployed after the incident. In riot gear, they jogged in columns to deploy at the scene and around the complex.
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