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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Capitol attack suspect identified as Louis Farrakhan follower, Noah Green

Sources have identified the suspect in a deadly Capitol attack as Noah Green, a 25-year-old from Indiana with ties to Virginia and the Nation of Islam.

Green allegedly slammed his sedan into two police officers near the Capitol’s North Barricade, the entrance where congress members and their aides come and go.

The attack killed U.S. Capitol Police Officer William "Billy" Evans and injured another officer, who was still hospitalized Friday evening in stable condition. 

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Capitol attack shatters sense of calm, raising fresh questions about security

The alert of another violent attack on the US Capitol grounds sent shockwaves through Washington, DC, Friday -- shattering the sense of relative calm at the start of the holiday weekend and reminding everyone that a nation just beginning to crawl out from under the pandemic's long shadow is also still under threat nearly three months after the January 6 insurrection.

In the weeks since former President Donald Trump left office and President Joe Biden took command, the seat of government had begun to take on a tenor of something akin to a humming efficiency. Covid-19 vaccinations are accelerating at an ever-increasing clip.

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Capitol attack aftermath, Easter Sunday, NCAA tournaments: 5 things to know this weekend

Less than three months after rioters stormed the Capitol, police Chief Yogananda Pittman announced another loss in the department's rank on Friday. A man rammed a vehicle into a barricade shielding the property’s north side, killing officer William "Billy" Evans, an 18-year member of the force. Another officer was injured. "We know what a difficult time this has been for the Capitol, everyone who works there, and those who protect it," President Joe Biden said. The latest attack is expected to reignite a debate in Congress over how to fortify the nation's seat of democracy. 

Suspect in the attack: 25-year-old man went from jock to posting about paranoia, extremist groups

US Capitol complex locked down after car rams into security barricade

Friday's attack is the latest violence at the US Capitol, the site of shootings, bombings and riots over the last 50 years.

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Suspect in attack at U.S. Capitol went from jock to posting about paranoia, extremist groups

WASHINGTON — The man who police say rammed his car into a security barrier at the U.S. Capitol on Friday and was fatally shot by police after emerging from the vehicle with a knife was a lifelong athlete who in recent months had shown growing support on social media for Louis Farrakhan and the extremist Nation of Islam group. 

Noah Green, 25, was identified as the suspect in the attack that killed one U.S. Capitol Police officer and injured another, according to a law enforcement official briefed on the inquiry. Those who knew Green described him as quiet, athletic and non-violent but also told USA TODAY they were concerned about recent changes in his behavior.

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