2021 United States Capitol car attack
On April 2, 2021, Noah Green, a 25-year-old black nationalist, killed Capitol Police officer William Evans and wounded a second officer after he deliberately rammed his car into a barricade outside the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C. As a result of the attack, the Capitol complex was locked down. Green was shot and later died at a hospital from the gunshot wounds. Green shared extremist viewpoints advanced by the Nation of Islam and other black nationalists prior to committing his attack at the Capitol.
| 2021 United States Capitol attack | |
|---|---|
The Capitol's Constitution Avenue checkpoint, where the attack occurred (here photographed in July 2009) | |
North barricade | |
| Location | United States Capitol, Washington, D.C., United States |
| Coordinates | 38.8916°N 77.0083°W |
| Date | April 2, 2021 1:00 p.m. (EDT) |
Attack type | Vehicle-ramming attack |
| Weapons | Nissan Altima (North American sixth generation) |
| Deaths | 2 (including the perpetrator) |
| Injured | 1 |
| Perpetrator | Noah Ricardo Green |
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