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WASHINGTON DC (77WABC) – Capitol Police have released the identity of the officer killed in the line of duty Friday as 40-year-old William ‘Billy’ Evans, an 18-year veteran of the force.
Officer Evans was one of two officers injured after being rammed by a vehicle at the U.S. Capitol. He was later pronounced dead.
“It is with profound sadness that I share the news of the passing of Officer William ‘Billy’ Evans this afternoon from injuries he sustained following an attack at the North Barricade by a lone assailant,” acting U.S. Capitol Police Chief Yogananda Pittman said in a statement.
Evans began working for the Capitol Police on March 7, 2003.
