Today slain Capitol Police Officer William Billy Evans will lie in honor at the Capitol rotunda, one of the countries highest honors. Thursday the North Adams native will be laid to rest at home in The Berkshires.
A ceremony attended by President Joe Biden to honor Evans, who was killed April 2 when a vehicle rammed into him and another officer at a barricade just 100 yards from the Capitol building, was held morning. There is also a viewing period taking place today until 6:30 p.m. in which members of the United States Capitol Police Force and then members of congress will be able to pay their respects, before the ceremonial departure from the Capitol this evening.
Biden and Hill leaders to speak at ceremony ahead of slain Capitol Police officer lying in honor
President Joe Biden, congressional leaders and members of the US Capitol Police will attend a ceremony for fallen Capitol Police Officer William “Billy” Evans, who will lie in honor in the Capitol Rotunda on Tuesday.
Evans, an 18-year veteran of the Capitol Police, died while protecting the US Capitol from an individual who brandished a knife after ramming his vehicle into a police barricade along the perimeter. Another officer was injured in the attack.
Once Evans’ casket is carried into the Capitol, Biden, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, and House Chaplain Margaret Kibben will speak. Members of the fallen officer’s family are expected to be in attendance for the ceremony.
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Officer William F. Evans of the Capitol Police, who was killed when a car rammed into him outside the Capitol this month, lay in honor on Tuesday in the building he gave his life protecting, the latest tragedy for a police force still reeling from the mob violence of Jan. 6.
In a ceremony beneath the soaring Capitol Dome, President Biden, grief-stricken fellow officers and leaders of Congress remembered Officer Evans as an unflappable 18-year veteran of the force, whose service was shaped as much by laughter as steadfast loyalty, and a doting father who loved Legos and Harry Potter.
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