United States, car against a roadblock on the outskirts of Capitol Hill: two policemen overwhelmed. An officer and the driver were shot and killed.

The American Congress It is thrown back into chaos after attacks by pro-Trump protesters after Joe Biden’s victory in the last presidential election. A man threw his car against a barricade at the entrance of Capitol hill oppressive Two policemen guarding the building who were transported to the hospital aboard the ambulances arrived at the scene shortly after. One of the two agents died. The whole area was laid isolation for a few hours.

According to the first reconstructions, the car sped towards the two officers and then crashed into the barriers. Capitol Hill police said officers opened fire on the man who, after running over the two officers, got out of the car brandishing a knife and managed to stab at least one of the two policemen overwhelmed by the car. Driver is dead for injuries sustained after being hit by bullets. The area also intervened National Guardwhile the FBI is cooperating with the police to handle the situation. The area was completely sealed off after the alarm was raised by a “External security threat”. A video posted on Twitter shows a car that appears to have crashed into protective barriers, with some medical workers loading a stretcher into an ambulance.

The death of one of the policemen was announced by Yogananda Pittman, Acting Chief of the Capitol Police, during a press conference. The personal details of the deceased agent were not disclosed, as the family has not yet been informed. There is also the District of Columbia National Guard in the gigantic security device deployed immediately after the incident on Capitol Hill. The National Guard, through its ‘Rapid Reaction Force’, intervened in support of the Capitol Police, the police force responsible for the security of the Capitol Hill complex. The District of Columbia has approx. 2,300 members of the National Guard in support of the local police and the federal police. The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Nancy pelosi, has ordered the Capitol flags to be hoisted at half mast. President Joe biden He was immediately informed of the attack on the Capitol in Washington. The White House tenant left the capital around 1 pm (local time) to spend the Easter weekend at the Camp David residence.