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Three months after the assault on the Capitol in USA, Washington again experienced an emergency this Friday. Around 1 in the afternoon (local time) a man ran over two police officers in the vicinity of the Legislative headquarters.
(In context: One of the run over agents was killed in the US Capitol.)
One of them died from his injuries and the other is out of danger. Although official details of the identity of the attacker are still unknown, but the media has already tracked down some data.
We tell you what is known.
Who was the attacker and what happened to him?
The authorities have not yet released any details about his identity. However, several American media reported that it was called Noah green, indicated that he was a man from Indiana and published some excerpts from his Facebook profile, already deactivated.
According to the screenshots released, the suspect expressed his sympathy for the leader of the “Nation of Islam” movement, Louis Farrakhan, a nationalist known for his anti-Semitism.
The incident occurred at 1 pm when the suspect ran over the two agents who were guarding the north barrier of the Capitol, said the head of the congressional police, Yogananda Pittman.
The suspect exited the vehicle with a knife in his hand and did not respond to the warnings made by the officers present at the scene, after which the police officers shot him. Authorities reported that the suspect died at 1:30 p.m.
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“One of our agents succumbed to his injuries,” Pittman said at a press conference. Shortly thereafter, the police identified the deceased officer as William F. Evans and indicated that he had been in service for 18 years. The other uniformed man is stable and out of risk.
Police block a street near the US Capitol on April 2, 2021, after a vehicle collided with US Capitol police officers.
What do the authorities say?
At the moment the authorities do not consider what happened as an act related to “terrorism” and indicated that there is no ongoing threat.
The fact “does not appear to be related to terrorism, but we have to continue investigating”, Robert Contee, the Washington Metropolitan Police Chief, told reporters.
What does the president say?
US President Joe Biden said he was devastated by the incident. “Jill (his wife) and I are heartbroken after learning of the violent attack on a security checkpoint at the United States Capitol“he said in a statement.
The president offered his “heartfelt condolences” to the family of the deceased police officer and indicated that he ordered to place the flag of the White House and government buildings at half mast.
High alert on Capitol Hill
After the assault on Congress on January 6, authorities erected a barrier and closed a wide perimeter around the Capitol, but in recent days they began to reduce the fenced area and open traffic.
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After what happened this Friday, the Capitol and the adjacent buildings were closed, Staff were ordered to stay away from the windows and they were prevented from entering or leaving the premises.
Later, the authorities lifted the alert. In any case, Congress was in recess for Easter, so there were fewer personnel in the place. “If you are outside, seek refuge,” said an alert message broadcast in the compound when the events occurred. At the time of the incident, Biden had left Washington for the presidential residence at Camp David.
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* With AFP
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