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2021 United States Capitol car attack

Coordinates: 38°53′30″N 77°00′30″W / 38.8916°N 77.0083°W / 38.8916; -77.0083
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This article is about the attack in April 2021. For the attack on the Capitol in January, see 2021 storming of the United States Capitol.

April 2021 United States Capitol attack
The Capitol's Constitution Avenue checkpoint, where the attack occured (pictured 2009)
North barricade is located in Central Washington, D.C.
North barricade
North barricade
LocationUnited States Capitol, Washington, D.C., United States
Coordinates‪38°53′30″N 77°00′30″W / 38.8916°N 77.0083°W / 38.8916; -77.0083
DateApril 2, 2021
1:00 p.m. (EDT)
Attack type
Vehicle-ramming attack, menacing
WeaponsCar, knife
Deaths2 (including the perpetrator)
Injured1
PerpetratorNoah Ricardo Green[1]
MotiveUnder investigation

On April 2, 2021, a man rammed a car into the north barricade outside the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C., along Constitution Avenue,[2] killing a Capitol Police officer and injuring another.[3] In response, the Capitol complex was locked down. Congress was in spring recess, so only a few members were present in the building during the attack.[4][5] The perpetrator, 25-year-old Noah Green, died at a hospital after being shot by police.[6][7]

Incident

Green crashed a Nissan Altima [8] into a checkpoint on Constitution Avenue usually used by Senators and staff members on weekdays, about 100 yards (91 m) from the entrance of the building on the Senate side.[3] The vehicle rammed into two officers, killing Officer William Evans,[9] and the suspect exited the car while wielding a knife.[10] He began to lunge at the officers and refused to listen to verbal commands before being shot by another officer.[11] He was arrested and hospitalized but later died of his wounds.[12]

The Capitol was placed on lockdown after the attack and staffers were told to shelter in place, while National Guard members mobilized near the checkpoint.[3]

Perpetrator

The Acting Chief of the Metropolitan Police Department, Robert Contee announced shortly after the attack that the perpetrator was not known to police before the attack, neither for connection to a member of Congress nor for terrorism.[10] The suspect was later determined to be Noah Green, a 25-year-old African American male from Indiana.[2][13] People who had been to school with Green described him as the average jock: "athletic, popular, even working at a gym in college". Others who knew Green had seen a change in what he posted on Facebook, including support for Louis Farrakhan and the Nation of Islam, a Black nationalist Muslim organization.[14][6]

Green also stated in recent Facebook posts that the last years were "tough", and that "since the COVID-19 pandemic started it was tougher." Two weeks prior to the attack, he posted about "The Divine Destruction of America" and other topics such as the Antichrist. He encouraged “everyone to study Revelations, study the signs of end times, study who the best is, study who the anti-Christ is, study who the false prophet is, and study the created images during those times.” Green also discussed several times that he felt "controlled and manipulated by the CIA and the FBI".[6][15]

Response

Acting USCP Chief Yogananda Pittman referenced the January 6 Capitol storming in her statement after the attack, asking for thoughts and prayers as "This has been an extremely difficult time for US Capitol Police after the event of January 6, and now the events that have occurred here today".[10]

Many members of Congress praised the actions of the Capitol Police, National Guard, and other first responders, and offered condolences to the police force and the family of the slain police officer.[16][17] President Joe Biden ordered flags lowered to half-staff at the White House and all public buildings, as a sign of respect for the service and sacrifice of Capitol Police officers.[18]

See also

References

  1. ^ Segers, Grace (April 2, 2021). "Police officer dies after suspect rams car into Capitol barricade; suspect also dead". CBS News. Retrieved April 2, 2021.
  2. ^ a b Date, Jack; Ordonez, Victor; Stoddart, Michelle (April 2, 2021). "Suspect identified in killing of officer at US Capitol barricade: Sources". ABC News. Retrieved April 2, 2021.
  3. ^ a b c Balsamo, Michael; Merchant, Nomaan; Long, Colleen (April 2, 2021). "Man rams car into 2 Capitol police; 1 officer, driver killed". Associated Press. Retrieved April 2, 2021.
  4. ^ "Vehicle Attack at U.S. Capitol kills 1 officer and injures another. Suspect is killed by police". The New York Times. April 2, 2021. Retrieved April 2, 2021.
  5. ^ "US Capitol: Police officer dies after car rams Capitol complex". BBC News. April 2, 2021. Retrieved April 2, 2021.
  6. ^ a b c Decker, Ben; Goldman, Adam; Kanno-Youngs, Zolan (April 2, 2021). "Suspect in Capitol attack appears to have been a follower of Louis Farrakhan". The New York Times. Retrieved April 2, 2021.
  7. ^ Gregorian, Dareh; Caldwell, Leigh Ann; Dienst, Jonathan (April 2, 2021). "U.S. Capitol Police officer dies after attacker rammed car into checkpoint; suspect also dead". NBC News. Retrieved April 2, 2021.
  8. ^ Romero, Dennis (April 2, 2021). "Police Officer William Evans, killed in Capitol car attack, was an 18-year veteran". NBC News. Retrieved April 3, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. ^ "Loss of USCP Officer William F. Evans". United States Capitol Police. April 2, 2021.
  10. ^ a b c Olson, Tyler; Phillips, Morgan (April 2, 2021). "Capitol police officer dead, another wounded after car rams into barrier; suspect killed". Fox News. Retrieved April 2, 2021.
  11. ^ Lonas, Lexi; Beitsch, Rebecca (April 2, 2021). "1 officer dead, 1 injured after car rams Capitol barrier; suspect fatally shot". The Hill. Retrieved April 2, 2021.
  12. ^ Cohen, Zachary; Fox, Lauren; Dean, Jessica; Shortell, David (April 2, 2021). "Capitol Police officer killed, another injured after suspect rams car into police barrier outside building". CNN. Retrieved April 2, 2021.
  13. ^ "Suspect involved in Capitol incident identified as 25 year old man from Indiana". MSNBC. April 2, 2021. Retrieved April 2, 2021.
  14. ^ Hayes, Christal. "Suspect in attack at U.S. Capitol went from jock to posting about paranoia, extremist groups". USA TODAY. Retrieved April 3, 2021.
  15. ^ Heeb, Gina. "25-Year-Old Indiana Man Reportedly Suspect In Deadly Attack At U.S. Capitol". Forbes. Retrieved April 3, 2021.
  16. ^ Schultz, Marisa (April 2, 2021). "Lawmakers react to death of one officer and injury of another at Capitol". Fox News. Retrieved April 2, 2021.
  17. ^ Place, Nathan (April 2, 2021). "Mitch McConnell offers prayers after Capitol car attack". The Independent. Retrieved April 2, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  18. ^ "A Proclamation on Honoring United States Capitol Police Officers". The White House. April 2, 2021. Retrieved April 2, 2021.
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