Who was the Capitol striker Noah Green and what signs he left on his Facebook

The man who crushed two officers on the outskirts of the Capitol on Friday, fatally injuring one of them, was identified by authorities as Noah Green, 25, of Indiana, reported people familiar with the case at Fox News.

Additionally, a law enforcement source said Green identified himself on Facebook as a follower of the Nation of Islam, and who recently lost his job.

According to the site HeavyIn March 2021, the suspect expressed his admiration for Elijah Muhammad, the now deceased leader of the Nation of Islam who mentored Malcolm X. Green was called “Noah X”.

The former multisport sportsman has made several posts in which he has faced many difficulties in his life, including unemployment and hunger: “I did not have much to support myself,” he said. , adding that he faces “fear, hunger, loss of wealth and dwindling fruit”.

In another article he said that there was “A lot of confusion right now from my point of view”, citing “the current COVID crisis, unemployment, rising national debt, division within the political sphere, rumors of war, etc.”

The Capitol building was closed after the episode, which included the driver wielding a knife after crashing into the northern barricade.. Police identified the murdered officer as William “Billy” Evans, an 8 year veteran of the force.

Authorities have transferred those involved to hospital, where Green and Evans died of their injuries, and another officer remains under medical surveillance.

“There is no permanent threat”

For the time being the authorities do not consider what happened as an act related to “terrorism” and indicated that there was no “permanent threat”.

The incident happened at 1:02 p.m. (5:02 p.m. GMT) when the suspect ran over the two officers guarding the Capitol North Gate, Congressional Police Chief Yogananda Pittman said.

The suspect exited the vehicle with a knife in his hand and did not respond to verbal warnings. that the agents present at the scene inflicted on him, after which the police officers shot him dead.

“One of our agents succumbed to his injuries”Pittman said at a press conference.

The event “does not appear to be linked to terrorism, but we must continue to investigate to see if there is such a link”, iRobert Contee, the Washington Metropolitan Police chief, told reporters. “We need to understand the motivation behind this senseless act.”added.

Television footage showed a blue car stamped against the security fence from one of the streets leading to the United States Congress and with the indicators still on.

After the assault on Congress on January 6, Authorities have erected a barrier and closed a large perimeter around the Capitol, but in recent days they have started to reduce the fenced area and open to traffic.

After what happened this Friday, the Capitol and the adjacent buildings were closed, Staff were ordered to stay away from windows and were prohibited from entering or leaving the premises. Authorities later raised the alert, but maintained the security perimeter.

At the time of the incident, President Joe Biden had left Washington for the presidential residence at Camp David.

The Democratic President said thisr devastated following the incidente. “Jill (his wife) and I are heartbroken after learning of the violent attack on a security checkpoint at the United States Capitol.”He said in a statement in which he said he had ordered the White House flag to be lowered at half mast.

With information from AFP

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