Police officer killed, US Capitol forced into lockdown after motorist rams through security

The incident comes as psyches remain scarred and security tight after the January assault on Congress by hundreds of supporters of then-President Donald Trump.

Police investigate the scene after a vehicle charged a barricade at the US Capitol on 2 April in Washington, DC. Source: Getty Images North America

A US Capitol police officer was killed and a second injured Friday after a vehicle rammed through security and crashed into a barrier at the Washington complex, forcing it into lockdown less than three months after a mob assault on Congress.

Capitol Police shot dead the driver after he jumped out of the car and lunged at them with a knife, Acting Chief Yogananda Pittman told reporters.

Read more here.