US Capitol Closed Again... Vehicle Ramming and Shooting Incident Resulting in Death

Vehicle Attempts to Ram Capitol Checkpoint
Suspect Wielding Knife Shot Dead by Police While Fleeing
One Police Officer Also Killed

[Asia Economy New York=Correspondent Baek Jong-min] The United States Capitol in Washington DC, which suffered turmoil due to a breach incident last January, plunged into chaos once again. During a vehicle ramming collision outside the Congress, a police officer and the driver died, and the Capitol was temporarily closed again following the January incident.

The United States was on high alert over whether another terrorist attack had occurred at Congress ahead of the Easter weekend.

The U.S. Congress was shut down on the afternoon of the 2nd. [Image source=AP Yonhap News]

After the vehicle crashed into the Capitol checkpoint barricade, the driver wielded a knife and charged at police officers but was shot and apprehended, though he died. In the process, two police officers were injured, one of whom died.

The incident occurred around 1:02 PM at the northern barricade of the Capitol. Authorities explained that the suspect is believed to be a religious person and does not appear to have been on the police watchlist.

[Image source=AP Yonhap News]

Robert Contee, Acting Chief of the Washington DC Police Department, stated that there is no ongoing threat and that this attack does not appear to be related to terrorism, but the Capitol area experienced turmoil including a temporary lockdown.

On that day, both the House and Senate of the federal Congress were on Easter break, so no lawmakers were harmed.

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