1 Officer Killed, 1 Wounded, Attacker Dead At U.S. Capitol

UPDATE: 2:10 pm (AP) – U.S. Capitol Police say an officer has died after a suspect rammed his car into two officers and lunged at officers with a knife before being shot.

Acting Chief Yogananda Pittman says the officer died after Friday’s incident but did not immediately provide additional details. The officer’s identity was not released.

Pittman says the suspect rammed a barricade near the U.S. Capitol. She says the suspect then exited the vehicle with a knife and lunged at the officers. The suspect was shot and died at the hospital.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Two law enforcement officials say a car rammed into two Capitol Police officers at a barricade outside the U.S. Capitol, and the driver got out of the vehicle while appearing to brandish a knife before being shot by authorities.

The two officials spoke on condition of anonymity on Friday afternoon as the event was unfolding.

Both Capitol Police officers and the driver were taken to the hospital, with at least one officer in serious condition.

The incident comes as Congress is on recess and as the Washington region remains on edge months after a mob of armed insurrectionists stormed the Capitol as lawmakers were voting to certify Joe Biden’s presidential win.