Congressman Mikie Sherrill, a New Jersey Democrat, expressed deep sadness at the death of another U. S. Capitol police officer shortly after the January 6 uprising.
“Seeing those Capitol Police officers who have already been traumatized by what has happened, so many members of Congress, myself included, feel that we owe them enormous debt that we will never pay for their bravery on January 6,” he added. Sherrill told MNSBC.
“And to see the ongoing attacks that oppose them, my center is dating all their families, with everyone they’ve enjoyed. “
Nancy Pelosi ordered Capitol flags to be set up in the middle of the corps after a U. S. Capitol police officer was killed in an attack this afternoon, a spokesman for the House President said.
The fatal attack on two U. S. Capitol police officers occurs less than 3 months after the fatal uprising on Capitol Hill.
A USCP officer, Brian Sicknick, was killed by his injuries to the January 6 uprising, and at one point USCP officer Howard Liebengood committed suicide a few days later.
Today, the USCP officer died today after an attacker rammed his car through a safety barrier and exited the vehicle brandishing a knife.
Tragedy is a blow to an already grieving police force.
Robert Contee of the Washington, D. C. Metropolitan Police Department said at the open-air briefing at the U. S. Capitol that the attack on a guy driving a car at Capitol officials “doesn’t seem to be like terrorism. “
The interim Capitol Police leader, Yogananda Pittman, has just described that the suspect who died in the attack was pulled out of the vehicle after hitting his officers and hitting a barrier, and then “aggressively running” towards them, brandishing a knife. .
It is understood that the suspect then shot dead through the police.
Moments earlier, Pittman said that of the two Capitol police officers taken to the hospital after being beaten, “one succumbed” to his wounds.
The names have yet to be made known as the closest relatives have communicated.
According to usCP Acting Chief Yogananda Pittman, the suspect attempted to break a security barrier on Capitol Hill with his car around 1:02 p. m. et.
The suspect then exited the vehicle with a knife in his hand and tried to “divide” the two USCP officials present.
After the suspect responded to the officer’s vocal orders, the officers opened fire. The suspect and one of the USCP officers are now dead.
Yogananda Pittman, the interim leader of the U. S. Capitol Police, is now conducting a briefing on the car attack that occurred near the Capitol this afternoon.
Pittman announced that, unfortunately, one of the officials involved in the attack succumbed to his injuries and died. Pittman did identify him because the USCP is still looking to locate his closest relatives.
Pittman proved the suspect in the attack was dead.
We are still waiting for confirmation from the authorities, however, data is being developed that the suspect fired after driving a car over two policemen.
U. S. Capitol Police But it’s not the first time He plans to inform the media in about 20 minutes. It’s a morning on American political news. Here are the main elements so far:
We are watching and listening conscientiously to any confirmation that the suspect in the only attack on the U. S. Capitol this afternoon was killed after being shot dead by police. We’ll give you more main points as soon as they show up.
There is little data at this level on the identity of the suspect, who was driving a passenger car and crashing into two U. S. Capitol police officers. But it’s not the first time Before crashing into a giant concrete barrier.
Dozens and dozens of National Guard infantrymen are now marching through the corridors of the U. S. Capitol equipped with insurrection shields, pores, and plastic visors at the front of their helmets. They don’t seem to be dressed in bulletproof vests, they don’t look like they’re. are dressed in camouflage uniforms.
The National Guard is also already undercover outside.