Fallen US Capitol Police officer remembered as highly-regarded, 'wonderful guy': report

The U.S. Capitol Police officer who was killed during a Friday attack outside the U.S. Capitol is being remembered as a "wonderful guy" who was highly regarded by the people he worked with, according to officials and reports.

U.S. Capitol Police (USCP) officials identified William "Billy" Evans as the officer who died Friday afternoon after a suspect rammed a car into Evans and another officer at the Capitol Building’s North Barricade, officials announced later that day. Evans was an 18-year veteran of the force.

Evans joined USCP on March 7, 2003, when former Capitol Police Chief Terrance W. Gainer was at the helm, and worked in the department’s First Responder’s Unit. Evans was "a wonderful guy," Gainer told USA Today on Friday.

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