Officials confirmed that two United States Senate Capitol Police officers were taken to the hospital, with at least one in critical condition. In the hospital, he died.
The shooting and car accident occurred while Congress was not in session. After a gun-toting mob nearly stormed the United States Capitol during the height of the partisan election controversy in Washington, D.C., Vice President Joe Biden was recently granted lifetime certification of election legitimacy.
One of the five people killed in the Jan. 6 melee was Brian Sicknick, a member of a poorly-armed police team that supported Donald Trump’s insurrectionist agenda. Officials have removed some of the outer fence’s barricades in recent weeks while keeping the taller ones in place.
Although there was no direct link between the crash and the two attacks, it did highlight the building’s and campus’s vulnerability to attack. approximately one-ninety-yard (metre) from the Capitol Building’s main entrance
On weekdays, senators and their staff use the security checkpoint while members of Congress are in their districts. Because of the removal of the fencing, vehicular traffic was recently removed.
A vehicle ran over two Capitol Police Department of Police patrol officers. According to the NJT, the driver produced a knife from the vehicle. The identity of the officer who shot the suspect is unknown to this day.
The officials were mistaken when they said the man was in critical condition. According to officials, one of the officers who was injured in the crash was taken to the hospital, while the other was transported by ambulance.
They refused to reveal their identities, despite the fact that they are permitted to do so under seal.
Every building on the grounds of the United States Capitol complex was cordoned off. The video showed the National Guard preparing to deploy near the crash site.
The crash was captured on video, and a police dog was seen walking around inside the vehicle, sniffing for anything hidden inside. At least one unidentified person was discovered being treated by law enforcement and paramedics.
The incident happened shortly after the president left the White House for Camp David. “He was on his way to the White House to be briefed on the situation, as he usually does with his National Security Council staffers.
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