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Capitol Police Identify Slain Officer as 18-Year Veteran

Capitol Police Identify Slain Officer as 18-Year Veteran
Evans (AP)

Friday, 02 April 2021 08:26 PM EDT

The officer killed in a violent incident near the Capitol on Friday was William Evans, who has been on the force for 18 years, Acting U.S. Capitol Police Chief Yogananda Pittman said in a statement.

Also killed was a man said to have rammed his car into a barricade near the Capitol, then approached the police while brandishing a knife.

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The officer killed in a violent incident near the Capitol on Friday was William Evans, who has been on the force for 18 years, Acting U.S. Capitol Police Chief Yogananda Pittman said in a statement. Also killed was a man said to have rammed his car into a barricade near the...
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