( Photo credit: Gary Raynaldo ©Diplomatic Times) U.S. Capital Hill area three days after Capitol Police officer was killed Friday Apr. 2, 2021 when vehicle “rammed” into a barricade outside the Capitol complex.
By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES
WASHINGTON – PENTAGON – The Pentagon said there an ongoing investigation into last Friday’s deadly incident in which a Capitol Police officer was killed after vehicle “rammed” into a barricade outside the U.S. Capitol complex. The suspect, who was shot by police, also died. A Pentagon spokesman said Monday there are no changes to the mission of the National Guard troops that are on Capitol Hill following the incident.
“There is an investigation ongoing and we certainly are not going to get ahead of that. I don’t have any changes to the mission of the National Guard troops that are on Capitol Hill to announce today. And again, as the Secretary (of Defense Lloyd Austin) said on Friday (we) certainly extend our condolences to the family of the officer who was killed, And again, it’s a reminder of how important our law enforcement personnel are, and we’re grateful for the support that the National Guard is still able to provide and was able to provide that day. As for a specific outcomes that might come of this in terms of the National Guard mission we’re just not there yet.”
-Pentagon Press Secretary John F. Kirby
(Photo credit: Gary Raynaldo ©Diplomatic Times) Pentagon Press Secretary John F. Kirby briefs reporters at the Pentagon in Washington DC Apr. 5, 2021
The U.S. Capital Police has been on high alert since it reportedly came in possession of intelligence of a potential plot by a militia group to storm the historical building again the infamous January 6 insurrection. The U.S. Capital remains a fortress patrolled by thousands of National Guard troops and police with sharp razor wire on a perimeter fence surrounding the building to deter any more potential violence following the infamous Trump-inspired riot.
Statement on the Loss of USCP Colleague Officer William "Billy" Evans: https://t.co/JMAEbTcbAp pic.twitter.com/DPvkAv5ptO
— U.S. Capitol Police (@CapitolPolice) April 2, 2021
(Photo credit: Gary Raynaldo ©Diplomatic Times) Memorial of flowers at Capitol three days after USCP officer William “Billy” Evans was killed on Apr. 2, 2021.
(Photo credit: Gary Raynaldo ©Diplomatic Times) Memorial of flowers at Capitol three days after USCP officer William “Billy” Evans was killed on Apr. 2, 2021
(Photo credit: Gary Raynaldo ©Diplomatic Times) U.S. Capital Hill area three days after Capitol Police officer was killed Friday Apr. 2, 2021 when vehicle “rammed” into a barricade outside the Capitol complex.
Photo credit: Gary Raynaldo ©Diplomatic Times) National Guard troops deployed near barricade where a Capitol Police officer was killed Friday Apr. 2, 2021 after vehicle “rammed” into a barricade outside the U.S. Capitol complex.
