William Evans identified as officer killed in car ramming attack at Capitol

CAPITOL OFFICER KILLED AFTER BEING RAMMED BY DRIVER; SUSPECT SHOT DEAD BY POLICE

“It is with profound sadness that I share the news of the passing of Officer William ‘Billy’ Evans this afternoon from injuries he sustained following an attack at the North Barricade by a lone assailant,” acting Capitol Police Chief Yogananda Pittman said. “Please keep Officer Evans and his family in your thoughts and prayers.”

The attack began just after 1 p.m. on Friday, with a man in a blue sedan ramming his vehicle into the North Barricade at the U.S. Capitol, striking Evans and another officer, Capitol Police said.

The suspect got out of the vehicle with a knife and ran towards the pair, and at least one officer drew their weapon and shot the individual, the agency said in a statement.

All three were taken to the hospital.

Evans succumbed to his injuries at around 1:30 p.m., Capitol Police said. The suspect, who has been identified by multiple outlets as a 25-year-old man named Noah Green, was taken into custody and later was declared dead. The other officer who was struck by the car is in stable and nonthreatening condition, Capitol Police said.

The attack is under investigation.

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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi ordered flags to be flown at half-staff at the U.S. Capitol to honor Evans, and President Joe Biden ordered flags to be flown at half-staff at the White House and upon all public buildings and grounds, at all military posts and naval stations, and on all naval vessels throughout the United States and its territories until sunset on Tuesday.

“Jill and I were heartbroken to learn of the violent attack at a security checkpoint on the U.S. Capitol grounds, which killed Officer William Evans of the U.S. Capitol Police, and left a fellow officer fighting for his life. We send our heartfelt condolences to Officer Evans’ family, and everyone grieving his loss. We know what a difficult time this has been for the Capitol, everyone who works there, and those who protect it,” Biden said in a statement.

CNN reporter Kristin Wilson said she encountered Evans many times while reporting on Capitol Hill and noted how he never had an “unkind word.”

“If you were walking in, especially on the Senate side, you would see him,” she said. “He always had either a kind word or ‘good morning’ or he would give you some sort of grief, which I think he always really enjoyed doing to me and some of us he sees all the time.”

She added that he would regularly tell “bad dad jokes.”

“There was one day, we were outside. It was miserably cold. We were standing out there, and he’s like, ‘Your kind of weather.'”