US Capitol on Lockdown After Vehicle Attack
- 3 years ago
US Capitol on Lockdown
After Vehicle Attack.
The United States Capitol went into lockdown
on Friday afternoon following a vehicle attack
that killed a Capitol Police officer.
It is with a very, very heavy heart that I announce one of our officers has succumbed to his injuries, Capitol Police chief Yogananda D. Pittman,
via news conference.
A second officer was injured after
being rammed by the vehicle and
medevacked to a hospital.
The suspect was shot and killed
after exiting the vehicle and “lunging”
at police officers with a knife.
Investigators do not yet know the motive
for the attack, but they do not currently
believe it to be “terrorism related.”
After Vehicle Attack.
The United States Capitol went into lockdown
on Friday afternoon following a vehicle attack
that killed a Capitol Police officer.
It is with a very, very heavy heart that I announce one of our officers has succumbed to his injuries, Capitol Police chief Yogananda D. Pittman,
via news conference.
A second officer was injured after
being rammed by the vehicle and
medevacked to a hospital.
The suspect was shot and killed
after exiting the vehicle and “lunging”
at police officers with a knife.
Investigators do not yet know the motive
for the attack, but they do not currently
believe it to be “terrorism related.”