US Capitol police officer, suspect dead after driver slams vehicle into officers
ByTheresa Seiger and Bob D'Angelo, Cox Media Group National Content Desk
ByTheresa Seiger and Bob D'Angelo, Cox Media Group National Content Desk
WASHINGTON — A Capitol police officer died Friday afternoon after a driver rammed a vehicle into him and another officer near a checkpoint outside the Capitol complex, acting U.S. Capitol police Chief Yogananda Pittman said.
Authorities said officers opened fire on the driver after he got out of the vehicle and brandished a knife. The driver has since died, Pittman confirmed.
One other injured officer was taken to a hospital after the incident.
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Capitol lockdown U.S. Capitol Police officers stand near a car that crashed into a barrier on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, April 2, 2021. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) (J. Scott Applewhite/AP)
Capitol lockdown U.S. Capitol Police officers near a car that crashed into a barrier on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, April 2, 2021. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) (J. Scott Applewhite/AP)
Capitol lockdown Police and fire officials stand near a car that crashed into a barrier on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, April 2, 2021. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) (J. Scott Applewhite/AP)
Capitol incident U.S. Capitol Police officers stand guard after a car that crashed into a barrier on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, April 2, 2021. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) (Jacquelyn Martin/AP)
Capitol incident U.S. Capitol Police officers stand near a car that crashed into a barrier on Capitol Hill near the Senate side of the U.S> Capitol in Washington, Friday, April 2, 2021. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) (J. Scott Applewhite/AP)
Capitol incident U.S. Capitol Police officers stand near a car that crashed into a barrier on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, April 2, 2021. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) (J. Scott Applewhite/AP)
Capitol incident U.S. Capitol Police officers stand near a car that crashed into a barrier on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, April 2, 2021. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) (J. Scott Applewhite/AP)
Capitol incident U.S. Capitol Police officers stand guard after a car that crashed into a barrier on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, April 2, 2021. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) (Jacquelyn Martin/AP)
Capitol incident Police officers surround the scene after a car that crashed into a barrier on Capitol Hill on the Senate side of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Friday, April 2, 2021. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) (J. Scott Applewhite/AP)
Capitol incident Police officers surround the scene after a car that crashed into a barrier on Capitol Hill on the Senate side of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Friday, April 2, 2021. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) (J. Scott Applewhite/AP)
Capitol incident Members of the U.S. Capitol Police stand guard near the scene of a car that crashed into a barrier on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, April 2, 2021. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) (Patrick Semansky/AP)
Capitol incident Troops stand guard after a car that crashed into a barrier on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, April 2, 2021. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) (Jacquelyn Martin/AP)
Capitol incident Police and other officials gather near the scene after a car crashed into a barrier on Capitol Hill near the Senate side of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Friday, April 2, 2021.(AP Photo/Alex Brandon) (Alex Brandon/AP)
Capitol incident Troops stand guard near the scene of a car that crashed into a barrier on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, April 2, 2021. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) (Patrick Semansky/AP)
Capitol incident Troops stand guard near the scene of a car that crashed into a barrier on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, April 2, 2021. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) (Patrick Semansky/AP)
Capitol incident A U.S. Capitol Police officer and a security dog patrol after a car that crashed into a barrier on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, April 2, 2021. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) (Jacquelyn Martin/AP)
Capitol incident Members of the National Guard and a U.S. Capitol Police officer patrol after a car crashed into a barrier on Capitol Hill near the Senate side of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Friday, April 2, 2021.(AP Photo/Alex Brandon) (Alex Brandon/AP)
Capitol incident National Guard troops stand guard after a car that crashed into a barrier on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, April 2, 2021. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) (Jacquelyn Martin/AP)
Capitol incident U.S. Capitol Police and National Guard soliders patrol near the U.S. Capitol after a car crashed into a barrier on Capitol Hill near the Senate side of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Friday, April 2, 2021. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) (Alex Brandon/AP)
Capitol incident A member of the National Guard patrols near the U.S. Capitol after a car crashed into a barrier on Capitol Hill near the Senate side of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Friday, April 2, 2021. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) (Alex Brandon/AP)
Capitol incident A soldier stands guard near the scene of a car that crashed into a barrier on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, April 2, 2021. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) (Patrick Semansky/AP)
Capitol incident National Guard troops stand guard after a car that crashed into a barrier on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, April 2, 2021. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) (Jacquelyn Martin/AP)
Capitol incident Acting chief of the U.S. Capitol Police Yogananda Pittman listens during a news conference after a car crashed into a barrier on Capitol Hill near the Senate side of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Friday, April 2, 2021.(AP Photo/Alex Brandon) (Alex Brandon/AP)
Capitol incident National Guard troops stand guard after a car that crashed into a barrier on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, April 2, 2021. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) (Jacquelyn Martin/AP)
Capitol incident National Guard troops stand guard after a car that crashed into a barrier on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, April 2, 2021. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) (Jacquelyn Martin/AP)
Capitol incident Troops stand guard near the scene of a car that crashed into a barrier on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, April 2, 2021. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) (Patrick Semansky/AP)
