East Capitol Street between First Street and Second StreetĪ lockdown of the U.S.First Street between Constitution Avenue NE and Independence Avenue SE.Constitution Avenue between Second Street NE and First Street NW.Several streets in the area were shut down but were reopened after 9 p.m.: Green’s final post on Facebook, from March 21, was a YouTube video called “the crucifixion of Michael Jackson,” a 150-minute sermon in which Farrakhan defends Michael Jackson.
He posted about the “end times” in one post, and in another on March 17, warned about the “last days of our world as we know it.” The posts do not indicate why Green, who is Black, would target the Capitol. Nation of Islam has been classified as a “designated hate group” by the Southern Poverty Law Center due to what the SPLC calls “the deeply racist, anti-Semitic and anti-LGBT rhetoric of its leaders.” Green's page featured several recent postings that reference the teachings of the Nation of Islam, a Black separatist movement that does not follow the traditional teachings of Islam, and its leader Louis Farrakhan. The US Capitol building was placed under lockdown and National Guard troops mobilised, after a car rammed into two police officers by an assailant who then approached them with a knife, before. “I am currently now unemployed after I left my job partly due to afflictions, but ultimately, in search of a spiritual journey,” he wrote on his now-deleted Facebook page. In postings on social media, he let his friends and family know the past few years have been “tough” and the past few months “tougher.” Law-enforcement sources said Green recently lived in Virginia, NBC News reported. Capitol Police identified a suspect in the attack at the Capitol Friday afternoon. This story is breaking and will be updated.U.S. The long-term security posture at the Capitol has also become a topic of increasing debate in recent weeks as congressional committees continue to move forward with their investigations into failures around the January 6 attack.Īn initial alert from USCP warned of an “external security threat” at the Capitol and an announcement made over the PA system at the complex told everyone to stay indoors and away from windows.ĭC Fire spokesman Vito Maggiolo said the department is responding to a reported shooting at the north barricade of the Capitol and there are indications they will be transporting patients.įBI Washington Field Office said it is also responding to the incident and is providing support to the Capitol Police. The incident comes as the security situation on Capitol Hill remains top of mind for many lawmakers despite a recent ramping down of some additional protective measures that were put into place after the January 6 insurrection.īarbed wire fencing that surrounded the Capitol complex for months after pro-Trump rioters stormed the building has since come down and thousands of the National Guard troops who were deployed in response to the insurrection have since returned home, though thousands still remain in Washington due to lingering security concerns. Separately, CNN has confirmed that the FBI Washington Field Office is providing support to the Capitol Police.
Both officers were also injured, and one is being transported to the hospital by USCP.Ī law enforcement official told CNN at least one of the officers was stabbed.
That suspect is now in custody - breathing and conscious - transported to the hospital. The email stated Capitol Police officers shot the suspect after he rammed the barricade and exited holding a knife. Capitol Police officers stand near a car that crashed into a barrier on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, April 2, 2021.
An email from the US Capitol Police, obtained by CNN, confirmed that sequence of events.