The car's driver is also dead after being shot by officers.
Lydia O’Connor at HuffPost:
At least one U.S. Capitol Police officer has died after being struck by a driver in a sedan, USCP officials said Friday.
Another officer was hospitalized with injuries and the driver is dead, Acting USCP Chief Yogananda Pittman said at a news conference following the incident. Officers shot the driver when he exited the car and ignored officers’ commands to back down, then lunged toward them with a knife, according to Pittman.
Police identified the officer killed as William “Billy” Evans, an 18-year veteran of the department.
The incident marks the first breach of Capitol security since Jan. 6, when a mob of President Donald Trump’s supporters stormed the building in hopes of preventing lawmakers from certifying Joe Biden’s 2020 election victory. The attack resulted in the deaths of one Capitol Police officer and four rioters; it caused injuries to more than 140 other USCP officers.
“This has been an extremely difficult time for U.S. Capitol Police after the events of Jan. 6,” Pittman said, “and now the events that have occurred here today.”
Capitol Police lifted a lockdown at the Capitol shortly after the press conference, saying the area was clear of any more threats. The crime scene, however, remains restricted.