Law-enforcement sources said Green recently lived in Virginia, NBC News reported. Capitol Police identified a suspect in the attack at the Capitol Friday afternoon. Other congressional staff, as well as reporters and police, were in their offices.Īndres Triay, Michael Kaplan, Kris Van Cleave and Rebecca Kaplan contributed reporting.U.S. There were fewer people than normal at the Capitol on Friday as Congress is in recess most lawmakers are in their home states. But the question is, is the environment safe enough to be able to take it down? In the meantime, maybe that fence can prevent some of these things from happening." "The fence is a disturbance, it's an eyesore, it sucks. "I think we'll be reviewing everything at this point, including the fencing, and the big concern I know for a lot of people are these kind of lone wolf attacks," Ryan said in a press conference on Friday. Ryan said that lawmakers would be "reviewing everything" after the attack. However, the incident on Friday may delay efforts to remove the inner barrier around the Capitol. Senator Roy Blunt, Senator Chris Van Hollen and Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton introduced bipartisan, bicameral legislation in March to prevent federal funding from being used for permanent fencing around the Capitol. It was put in place after the 9/11 terrorist attacks to protect the Capitol from potential car bombings, noted Congressman Tim Ryan, who chairs the committee that oversees the Capitol Police. The barricade where the incident occurred is a checkpoint on the Senate side of the Capitol. That security fencing was taken down last week, although a layer of inner fencing around the Capitol building itself remains in place.
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I am hopeful that the other officer who was injured will make a full recovery and be reunited with their family as soon as possible."įollowing the January attack, fencing was erected around the Capitol complex and thousands of National Guard troops were sent to Washington. Capitol police have been through so much and have barely begun the healing process since the attack on the Capitol on January 6th. "I can't believe this is happening again, and so soon after Brian and Officer Liebengood's death. "Sadly, I understand the horror, shock and immense pain the Evans' family is feeling and experiencing," Garza said. In a statement provided to CBS News, Sicknick's girlfriend, Sandra Garza, said her "heart aches" for Evans' family and the Capitol Police.
The union representing the officers called Friday's attack "a tragic situation that adds to a very difficult year for our membership." Two Capitol Police officers also died by suicide after the attack, and dozens of officers were injured. The riot resulted in the deaths of five people, including Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick. The incident came nearly three months after rioters overran the U.S. "May it be a comfort to Officer Evans and his family that America's flag flies at half-staff in his honor and in honor of the sacrifice of the entire Capitol Police force, and that the president has designated this honor for the White House and all federal buildings."Ĭapitol Police said that the Evans family is asking for privacy at this time. However, I hope it is a comfort to Officer Evans' family and the family of the other Officer harmed in the line of duty that so many are heartbroken and grateful for the officers' brave protection of the Capitol," Pelosi said. "At a time of such suffering, no words are adequate. Speaker Nancy Pelosi said in a letter to colleagues that she was ordering flags at the Capitol to be lowered to half-staff as well. Capitol Police investigate the scene of the attack in Washington on April 2, 2021. Biden, who was at Camp David for the weekend, ordered the flags at the White House to be lowered to half staff. In a statement, President Biden said he and first lady Jill Biden "were heartbroken" to learn of the attack, adding that he was receiving briefings on the incident from his homeland security adviser. Shortly after 1 p.m., Capitol Police sent an initial alert to congressional staffers, warning them of an "external security threat." Within about an hour and a half, police sent another alert saying the threat had been "neutralized."
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