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Associated Press/Photo by J. Scott ApplewhiteThe scene of a vehicle attack outside the U.S. Capitol on FridayVehicle rams barricade outside Capitol
by Charissa Koh
Posted 4/03/21, 11:38 pm
A U.S. Capitol Police officer has died after a driver crashed into a barricade on Constitution Avenue in Washington on Friday. Police shot and killed the driver, who exited his vehicle brandishing a knife and ran at two officers after crashing into them. The incident occurred near the Senate entrance to the Capitol. The building went on lockdown just after 1 p.m. Congress is in recess, and President Joe Biden left the White House earlier on Friday for Camp David.
Do we know what motivated the attack? Investigators are focusing on the mental health of the suspect, identified as 25-year-old Noah Green. In online posts that have since been removed, Green described being under government thought control and said he was being watched. He described himself as a follower of the Nation of Islam and its longtime leader, Louis Farrakhan. Police think the attack was an isolated incident and not terror-related.
Dig Deeper: Read Harvest Prude’s first-hand account of the Capitol riot on Jan. 6.
Editor’s note: WORLD has updated this report since its initial posting.
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Charissa Koh
Charissa is a WORLD reporter who often writes about poverty fighting and prison reform, including profiling ministries in the annual Hope Awards for Effective Compassion competition. She is also a part of WORLD's investigative unit, the Caleb Team. Charissa resides with her husband, Josh, in Austin, Texas. Follow her on Twitter @CharissaKoh.
Comments
Cyborg3
Posted: Sat, 04/03/2021 02:52 amThe guy was a Nation of Islam follower so I wonder why this information was not reported. Isn't Breitbart News a reputable publication? But you will quote the propaganda filled NY Times!
Steve Shive
Posted: Mon, 04/05/2021 04:37 amAre you reading the same article? Ms Koh does report that he was a follower of Louis Farrakhan, and the Nation of Islam?
OldMike
Posted: Mon, 04/05/2021 02:41 pmAnyone who describes himself as "under government thought control" is probably suffering from serious mental illness,regardless of whether they have terrorist affiliations.