The head of the Washington police force said that Friday’s deadly attack on Capitol Police officers outside Capitol Hill does not appear to be terrorism-related. Earlier Friday, a car crashed into the Capitol barrier on Constitution Ave. before a suspect emerged from the car and lunged at the officers with a knife, prompting the officers to open fire, killing the suspect. One officer was killed and another was hurt in the incident, said Capitol Police Chief Yogananda Pittman. Metropolitan Police Department Acting Chief Robert Contee told reporters that the incident doesn’t appear to be related to terrorism, adding that the suspect had no known connection to any member of Congress. There was also no immediate and apparent connection between Friday’s incident and the Jan. 6 Capitol riots. The suspect also was not known to police, Contee said. Following the crash, the Capitol Campus was locked down, said the Capitol Police in …
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