area remains on edge, with heightened security. Five people died during or shortly after the riot and the D.C. This ramming incident comes nearly three months after insurrectionists stormed the Capitol as Congress was voting to certify Joe Biden’s presidential win. I’ve never seen anything like this before. 🚨🚨A helicopter just landed on the east front of the Capitol. He said the area was "swarming with police officers."
NBC News reporter Jake Sherman captured a video of a helicopter landing on the east front of the Capitol. I’m in the Capitol and will keep everyone posted here. 🚨🚨Capitol staff just got this text message And if they were outside, they were told to “seek cover.”
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They were told that no one could enter or exit and were advised to stay away from exterior windows and doors. According to screenshots of a text alert, staff in the building were warned of an “external security threat.” Capitol was placed on a lockdown as a result of the incident. All three have been transported to the hospital.
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The AP reports that at least one of the officers is in “serious condition” and the driver is in “critical condition.”ĬRITICAL INCIDENT: USCP is responding to the North Barricade vehicle access point along Independence Avenue for reports someone rammed a vehicle into two USCP officers. Two law enforcement officials told The Associated Press that the driver got out of the vehicle while appearing to brandish a knife before being shot by authorities. That person and the two officers have been transported to area hospitals, according to police. Capitol amid a violent occupation of the building by supporters of President Donald Trump. A member of the far-right Oath Keepers extremist group who was part of a security detail for Donald Trump’s adviser Roger Stone before storming the U.S. The department says a suspect is in custody. At least one explosive device has been found near the U.S. The Capitol was on lockdown amid reports of shots having been fired in the incident Two officers were injured near the US Capitol on Friday after being rammed by a vehicle less than three months after Congress came under attack from an extreme-right mob, police said. Capitol Police Department says two of its officers were injured when someone rammed a vehicle into a barricade outside the building Friday afternoon. It comes as the Washington region remains on edge nearly three months after a mob of armed insurrectionists stormed the Capitol as Congress was voting to certify Joe Biden’s presidential win.ĪP source: Driver who rammed a car into 2 police officers outside US Capitol has died after being shot by authorities. The crash and shooting happened at a security checkpoint near the Capitol as Congress is on recess. The suspect died at a hospital.Ĭapitol Police Acting Chief Yogananda Pittman did not identify the slain officer or suspect.Īuthorities said there was no longer an ongoing threat and that the attack did not appear to be related to terrorism. Capitol and then emerged wielding a knife. WASHINGTON (AP) - A Capitol Police officer has been killed after a man rammed a car into two officers at a barricade outside the U.S.
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