Washington is experiencing renewed mourning this Saturday after a subject run over two police officers, one of whom has died, and his vehicle crashed into a fence protecting the United States Capitol, less than three months after a violent attack on that building will cause five deaths.
The image of the vehicle embedded against a barricade revived the fear of Jan. 6 in the U.S. capital, when followers of former President Donald Trump stormed the complex, in an unprecedented event that has since forced the creation of a security perimeter around the legislature.
Local media identified the attacker Friday as Noah Green, a 25-year-old who played as a defense for the Christopher Newport University football team during his college days and who in recent years has been torn between deep religiosity and episodes of possible paranoia.
After ramming the security barrier, Green got out of the vehicle with a knife in his hand and ran to attack the two officers, for which he was shot by the uniformed officers and later died in a hospital to which he was transferred.
GRATITUDE
This Saturday, Capitol Police, who have not provided new information about the investigations at this time, expressed their deep appreciation on Twitter for the support received.
“We want to be able to respond to each of you. Please know that we value your sympathy over words,” police published, referring to the condolences received, which made US President Joe Biden stand out. And her vice president, Kamala Harris.
Previously, Capitol Police had indicated that the deceased policeman’s family, whom they identified as William “Billy” Evans, an officer with 18 years of experience, asked for privacy.
In addition, he confirmed that the other run-over officer – whose identity has not been disclosed – is “in stable condition and without danger”.
“LONELY WOLF”
According to testimonials released by The Washington Post last Saturday, family and friends were concerned about Green’s condition.
In a statement released this Saturday and picked up by the Post, Green’s family clarified that “he was in no way a terrorist” and indicated that he was apparently suffering from “depression and possible mental illness.”
The young man’s relatives expressed “deep sympathy” for the deceased police officer and the other injured, noting that when they heard what had happened “they were just as surprised as the rest of the country by this terrible event.”
His brother, Brendan Green, said Thursday, the day before the Washington incident, Noah was seriously ill in the apartment they shared in Virginia from which he left after texting him.
‘I’m sorry, but I’m going to live and be homeless. Thank you for all you have done. I admired you when I was a kid. You have inspired me enormously, ”Noah wrote to his brother Brendan.
Relatives of the young man said he blamed his problems on his former teammates and roommates, who he pointed out to drug him with the psychotropic drug Xanax in 2019.
However, a teammate indicated that people viewed this version as unrelated to reality.
Brendan Green admitted that his brother’s mind “didn’t seem right” after visiting him in Indianapolis, where he moved after leaving Newport News and where he claimed people were breaking into his apartment.
MESSAGES ON THE NETWORKS
The Fox News chain has released information about the attacker’s Facebook profile, which was removed by the social network shortly after the incident in accordance with the policies of dangerous people and organizations.
In his profile – Fox News pointed out – Noah Green posted photos and videos from the gatherings of the black group Nation of Islam and identified himself as ‘Follower of Farrakhan’, referring to Louis Farrakhan, a figure who was as charismatic as he was controversial for its alleged anti-Semitism and black supremacy.
Farrakhan, who leads the African-American Muslim organization Nation of Islam, founded in 1935 by Elijah Muhammed, was considered by Green to be the “Jesus, the Messiah.”
In his Instagram account, the young man blamed the government for his troubles and accused federal agencies of trying to conduct brain control experiments on him, according to local media.