Two U.S. Capitol Hill Police officers were hit early this afternoon by a vehicle outside the Capitol the U.S. Capitol Police reported via Twitter. A suspect is in custody and both officers are injured. Both officers and the suspect have been transported to the hospital. It is being reported that the Capitol building is an “empty” capitol – presumably, as it is a Friday afternoon before the Easter holiday.
Update: NBC News is reporting that the suspect tried to ram a barrier and then exited their vehicle with a knife and was shot by USCP officers. (2:05PM)
Update: AP is reporting that one USCP officer was killed when a suspect rammed a barricade outside the Capitol. A second officer was injured. The suspect was shot and later died from his wounds. (3:18PM)
CRITICAL INCIDENT: USCP is responding to the North Barricade vehicle access point along Independence Avenue for reports someone rammed a vehicle into two USCP officers. A suspect is in custody. Both officers are injured. All three have been transported to the hospital. pic.twitter.com/4TXIdulJc6
— U.S. Capitol Police (@CapitolPolice) April 2, 2021
BREAKING: The U.S. Capitol building was placed on lockdown Friday afternoon after a person rammed a vehicle into two Capitol police officers near a checkpoint outside the building https://t.co/NuxOWUiiqT
— KIRO 7 (@KIRO7Seattle) April 2, 2021
BREAKING: Two Capitol Police officers injured in incident outside U.S. Capitol #MTPDaily@Kasie: This “is just another incredibly difficult blow for a force that has just been stretched to the absolute breaking point.” pic.twitter.com/bS5WltDs98
— Meet the Press (@MeetThePress) April 2, 2021
