![[국제]Nightmare remains… two deaths in a weapon riot in front of a checkpoint in the Federal Capitol](https://image.ytn.co.kr/general/jpg/2021/0403/202104032245017797_t.jpg "[국제]Nightmare remains… two deaths in a weapon riot in front of a checkpoint in the Federal Capitol")
Capitol checkpoint barricade, car hitting
Driver gets out of the car and then wields a weapon at the police.
One police officer died… Riot criminal also died after being shot
Immediately after the incident, the capitol area was closed and defense forces were put into place.
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Two people, including a suspect and a police officer, were killed in a riot in front of a checkpoint in the US Capitol.
With the nightmare of the intrusion riots at the Capitol in January, police sacrifices have been repeated, and Capitol security issues have again come to the fore.
President Biden ordered early hoisting by the 6th.
This is reporter Kim Jeong-hoe.
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A car with a severely distorted front part is pulled by the tow truck.
A control line was laid in front of the entrance door to the Capitol, and the police are busy cleaning the scene.
On the afternoon of the 2nd local time, a car hit a barricade in front of the US Capitol checkpoint in Washington, DC.
A man who got out of the car wounded two people by wielding a weapon by the police guarding the scene.
One of them died during treatment, and the man who was shot and arrested was also taken to hospital, but died.
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Shortly after the incident, the police shut down the area of the Capitol, put in the National Guard to go to the lookout, and lifted it in two hours.
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At the time of Easter Humura, the lawmakers were not in the capitol.
The dead policeman was identified as William Billy Evans, who served 18 years as a congressional police officer.
The suspect is known to be a 25-year-old male, but the motive for the crime is still unknown.
President Biden issued a statement expressing condolences to the bereaved, saying he felt grief, and ordered an early hoist by the 6th.
US media have pointed out that the nightmare of former President Trump supporters’ intrusion in the Capitol Hill in January is still alive, and security issues at the Capitol have risen again.
It has been reported that the number of armed defense forces guarding the Capitol building has recently decreased and some of the security walls have been removed, leading to a lower level of security.
This is YTN Kim Jeong-hoe.
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