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WASHINGTON, DC (WJZ) — One U.S. Capitol police officer was killed and another officer was injured after a man rammed his vehicle into a barricade on the north side of the Capitol building Friday afternoon in Washington D.C. The suspect, who is an American citizen, also died. The officer has been identified as William F. Evans. READ MORE: AP Source: Police Suggest Keeping US Capitol Fence For Months “It is with a very, very heavy heart that I announce that one of our officers have succumbed to injuries,” U.S. Capitol Police Acting Chief Yogananda D. Pittman said. She asked for prayers for the officer’s family and colleagues. CBS News reports the driver of the car has been identified as 25-year-old Noah Green. Noah Green, 25, has been identified as the driver in the latest U.S. Capitol Attack. Photo Credit: CBS News. The officers were struck near a security checkpoint on Constitution Avenue. William F. Evans Identified As Officer Killed After U.S. Capitol Attack … [Read more...] about 1 U.S. Capitol Police Officer Killed, Another Injured After Man Rams Vehicle Into Security Barricade, Suspect Also Killed

NORTH ADAMS (CBS) – Billy Evans knew he wanted to be a U.S. Capitol Police Officer from the time he was in college, friends said. “He and one of his best friends actually became Capitol Police officers together, so it was a dream of his in college,” his childhood friend Jason LaForest said. “He carried his badge proudly; spoke of his service proudly.” Evans was born and raised in North Adams, Massachusetts. His family later moved to Clarksburg. He studied at Western New England University in Springfield before starting a job with the Capitol Police. READ MORE: 'It's Magic': Separated By Pandemic, Couple Married 72 Years Has Emotional Reunion Evans was killed Friday afternoon while guarding the perimeter to the Capitol building, when police say a man drove his car into the barricade, hitting Evans and one other officer. “It’s just been a shock ever since,” Evans’ college roommate Matt Derry told WBZ. “Fighting back tears all afternoon. Trying to make sense of it all and … [Read more...] about ‘He Carried His Badge Proudly’: Friends Remember Capitol Police Officer Killed In Attack

William "Billy" Evans, the police officer who died in the line of duty from the car attack at the Capitol on Friday, will lie in honor in the Rotunda next week. Evans will lie in honor on April 13 Speaker Nancy Pelosi Nancy Pelosi Video shows Capitol suspect buying knife at local market before attack Schumer gets his game changer 140 national security leaders call for 9/11-style panel to review Jan. 6 attack MORE (D-Calif.) and Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer Chuck Schumer Lake Superior State University first to offer cannabis chemistry scholarship Capitol Police officer killed in car attack will lie in honor in Rotunda From steel to fiber, libraries are American infrastructure MORE (D-N.Y.) announced. “The United States Congress joins all Americans in mourning the tragic death of one of our Capitol Police heroes, Officer Billy Evans,” Pelosi and Schumer said in a joint statement . “In giving his life to protect our Capitol and … [Read more...] about Capitol Police officer killed in car attack will lie in honor in Rotunda

William “Billy” Evans, the Capitol Police officer who died in a car attack at a security barricade outside the Capitol this month, laid in honor in the Capitol Rotunda on Tuesday. Evans, 41, was killed on April 2 when a man rammed his car into a Senate-side security checkpoint, crashing into him and another Capitol Police officer stationed there. Evans is the second Capitol Police officer to receive the rare honor this year, underscoring the series of tragedies endured by the police force this year starting with the Jan. 6 insurrection. ADVERTISEMENT He is also just the sixth person in U.S. history to lie in honor — the designation for private citizens — in the Capitol Rotunda. Evans served as a Capitol Police officer for 18 years and was a father of two young children. His children, nine-year-old Logan and seven-year-old Abigail, both clutched stuffed animals as pallbearers carried their father’s flag-draped casket up the Capitol’s east center front steps and … [Read more...] about Capitol Police officer killed in car attack lies in honor in Capitol Rotunda

The family of slain police officer Eric Talley spoke out about his death at the mass shooting in Boulder Monday. Talley, 51, was the first officer to respond to 911 calls about an active shooter inside of a Boulder grocery store, CNN reported . His actions were called “heroic” by officials on the scene. Talley’s father, Homer Talley, told ABC the officer took his job “very seriously.” “He took his job as a police officer very seriously,” Talley’s father said in the statement, the outlet reported. “He had seven children. The youngest is 7 years old. He loved his kids and his family more than anything. He joined the police force when he was 40 years old. He was looking for a job to keep himself off of the front lines and was learning to be a drone operator. He didn’t want to put his family through something like this and he believed in Jesus Christ.” Talley was one of 10 victims killed during a shooting at a King Soopers grocery store around 2:30 p.m. Monday. The shooting … [Read more...] about Family Of Eric Talley, ‘Heroic’ Police Officer Killed In Boulder Shooting, Responds To His Death