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One Officer Dead After Stabbing – Suspect Dead After Capitol Police Fired Shots

Developing…
The suspect who rammed a car into a barricade at the U.S. Capitol then allegedly got out and stabbed at least one police officer has died, according to MSNBC and CNN.
The acting Chief of the Capitol Police, Yogananda Pittman, has just announced that one of the two police officers has also died.
BREAKING: Acting U.S. Capitol Police chief on Capitol incident: "It is with a very, very heavy heart that I announce one of our officers has succumbed to his injuries." https://t.co/tQTCxIJc3Z pic.twitter.com/4vBpr5OqW5
— This Week (@ThisWeekABC) April 2, 2021
The suspect rammed his car into the barricade and then exited his car lunging at the officers who then shot him, the acting Chief Pittman announced.
CNN’s Jim Sciutto:
Breaking: Suspect dead and Capitol Police officer stabbed, another injured after car rams into barrier outside building – CNNPolitics https://t.co/mrNwC9wDRY
— Jim Sciutto (@jimsciutto) April 2, 2021
CBS News:
BREAKING: The suspect who rammed a car into a U.S. Capitol barricade is dead, CBS News confirms https://t.co/Upe8dIHzqr pic.twitter.com/BspGu8ikWd
— CBS News (@CBSNews) April 2, 2021
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