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Acting U.S. Capitol Police Chief Yogananda Pittman (right) attends a press briefing about the attack Friday at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. Pittman announced that one Capitol Police officer died after a man rammed his vehicle into a barrier.

U.S. Capitol Police Officer Killed In Attack At Capitol Checkpoint

By: Rachel Treisman | Merrit Kennedy | NPR
Posted on: Friday, April 2, 2021

Police fatally shot the suspect they say rammed a car into a barrier and then lunged at officers with a knife. One officer was killed, and another was injured.