April 2021 United States Capitol attack
On April 2, 2021, a car crashed in the north barricade outside the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C., along Constitution Avenue,[1] killing a Capitol Police officer and injuring another.[2] The Capitol was placed under a lockdown with only a few members were present in the building during the attack.[3][4]
The perpetrator, 25-year-old African American Noah Ricardo Green, died at a hospital after being shot.[5]
References
- ↑ Date, Jack; Ordonez, Victor; Stoddart, Michelle (April 2, 2021). "Suspect identified in killing of officer at US Capitol barricade: Sources" (in en). ABC News. https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/shots-fired-us-capitol-barricade-sources/story?id=76838165. Retrieved April 2, 2021.
- ↑ Balsamo, Michael; Merchant, Nomaan; Long, Colleen (April 2, 2021). "Man rams car into 2 Capitol police; 1 officer, driver killed". Associated Press. https://apnews.com/article/car-rams-capitol-barricade-add0fea76244f1755344aa856ee64ecd. Retrieved April 2, 2021.
- ↑ "Vehicle Attack at U.S. Capitol kills 1 officer and injures another. Suspect is killed by police.". The New York Times. April 2, 2021. https://www.nytimes.com/live/2021/04/02/us/biden-news-today. Retrieved April 2, 2021.
- ↑ "US Capitol: Police officer dies after car rams Capitol complex". BBC News. April 2, 2021. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-56620113. Retrieved April 2, 2021.
- ↑ Gregorian, Dareh; Caldwell, Leigh Ann; Dienst, Jonathan (April 2, 2021). "U.S. Capitol Police officer dies after attacker rammed car into checkpoint; suspect also dead" (in en). NBC News. https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/suspect-custody-after-car-rams-two-officers-u-s-capitol-n1262917. Retrieved April 2, 2021.
