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US Capitol: First Picture of Suspect, 25, Who Mowed Down and Killed Policeman
Suspect Noah Green described himself as a follower of Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan on his now-deleted Facebook page, according to local reports
Daily Mirror UK, 3 APR 2021.
The suspect has been named in US reports as Noah Green (pictured)
Veteran William "Billy" Evans was killed by the driver in the attack on Friday (Image: US Capitol Police/AFP via Getty)
Police investigated the scene after a car rammed into a barricade with the Capitol briefly forced into lockdown (Image: Getty Images)
This is the first picture of a man suspected of mowing down and killing a Capitol Hill police officer.
Noah Green, 25, has been named by US media as the driver believed to be behind the deadly attack on Friday.
Veteran officer Billy Evans, who served the Capitol Police for 18 years, died in the line of duty after a car rammed into a barricade in Washington, DC.
Evans' colleague was also wounded in the rampage which forced the grounds into lockdown, three months after Donald Trump supporting rioters stormed the US Capitol building in scenes that shamed America.
Green, who died after being shot by officers responding to the incident, was not known to Washington DC police but did have a record in another state.
A Facebook profile belonging to a man named Noah Green, which has now been taken down, reportedly showed he was a fan of Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan
On it were posts in which the user claimed to have "unknowingly" taken drugs and spoke of being on a "spiritual journey".
Green wrote on March 17: "I was on the right track and everything I had planned was coming into existence. It required long hours, lots of studying, and exercise to keep me balanced while experiencing an array of concerning symptoms along the path (I believe to be side effects of drugs I was intaking unknowingly).
"However, the path has been thwarted, as Allah (God) has chosen me for other things.
"Throughout life I have set goals, attained them, set higher ones, and then been required to sacrifice those things," he added, signing off the message Brother Noah X.
Green had posted a speech of Farrakhan's on the social media platform and spoke about "end times" and the "anti-Christ".
Noah Green, from Indiana, has been named as the suspect behind the killing (Facebook)
Messages on the social media page refer to fears that the federal government were targeting him with "mind control".
The motive for Friday's attack remains unclear and police have said it does not appear to be terrorism-related.
President Joe Biden said he was "heartbroken" by the attack and ordered flags at the White House be lowered to half-staff in mourning.
Police surround a blue car that rammed a police barricade outside the U.S. Capitol building (Image: REUTERS)
"I want to express the nation's gratitude to the Capitol Police, the National Guard Immediate Response Force, and others who quickly responded to this attack.
"As we mourn the loss of yet another courageous Capitol Police officer, I have ordered that the White House flags be lowered to half-mast."
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi hailed Evans as "a martyr for our democracy."
Acting Capitol Police Chief Yogananda Pittman (right) attends a press briefing about the incident (Image: Getty Images)
She said in a statement: "Congress stands ready to assist law enforcement with a swift and comprehensive investigation into this heinous attack."
Footage earlier showed what appeared to be two people on stretchers being loaded into ambulances, and a police helicopter hovering overhead.
Yogananda Pittman, acting chief of the force, told a news conference that the suspect leapt from the car holding a blade.
"It is with a very, very heavy heart that I announce one of our officers has succumbed to his injuries," she said.
Tear gas was used against the rioters and security measures around the Capitol were ramped up in the aftermath until just last week
7ft razor wire fences and road blocks around the complex that had been in place around the Capitol since the deadly January riots was taken down just last week.
Capitol Police officer Brian Sicknick was one of five people who died after the attempted "insurrection."
Senate Minority Leader, Mitch McConnell, a Republican, tweeted he is "praying" for the officers and was grateful for first responders" on the scene after the latest incident.
Armed National Guardsmen were deployed immediately and have been seen patrolling the halls of government buildings but police say there is no outstanding threat.
Rows of National Guard troops could be seen lining the perimeter around the barricade and carrying shields around where the incident took place on Good Friday.
NB: On the following video note just how flimsy their EXTRA SECURITY is.. > Security WHAT Security??? It was so easy for that terrorist to get through and kill the policeman....
RIP William
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