The U.S. Capitol Police have identified the officer who died in an attack Friday as officer William "Billy" Evans.
Acting Police Chief Yogananda Pittman said in a statement that Evans was an 18-year veteran of the Capitol Police who served on the First Responders Unit.
"Please keep Officer Evans and his family in your thoughts and prayers," she said. Evans was one of two USCP officers who were injured after a suspect rammed a car into them at a security checkpoint Friday. The second officer is in stable condition.
Evans was taken to the hospital with serious injuries and later died.
The suspect has also been identified as Noah Greene, 25, of Indiana.
Police said after ramming his car into the officers, Greene crashed into a police barricade and came out of the vehicle armed with what appeared to be a knife. Greene was shot and later died.
USCP officials said Greene was not known to them.
Greene is a Black man who also has recent ties to Virginia.
Law enforcement officials involved in the investigation said Greene does not appear on any watchlists across law enforcement databases and has no known military ties.
Police have not said what the motive may have been for the attack but Metropolitan Police Chief Robert Kontee said at a press briefing that they had not identified any ties to terrorism.
The investigation remains ongoing.
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