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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.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/pittman-e543cb8b3ec1c3c77ad8aaade7822487f8154639-scaled-e1617401478246-900x422.jpg)
U.S. Capitol Police Officer Killed In Attack At Capitol Checkpoint
By: Rachel Treisman | Merrit Kennedy | NPR
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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.