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A U.S. Capitol Police officer identified as William Evans, an 18-year veteran of the force, was killed in an attack at the Capitol building Friday afternoon. A second officer was injured,

but is reportedly in stable condition. Shortly after 1 p.m., the suspect, identified as 25-year-old Indiana man Noah Green, rammed his car into two officers before hitting a barricade,

Acting Chief Yogananda Pittman said. The suspect then exited the vehicle with a knife and lunged at an officer. An officer then shot the suspect, who died at a hospital. The suspect was not

on the radar of Capitol Police, and no motive is known. Lawmakers were not in the building, as Congress is in recess.

The first week of the murder trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin wrapped up Friday with a testimony from Minneapolis' most senior officer, Lt. Richard Zimmerman, who

said Chauvin's use of force in his arrest of George Floyd was "totally unnecessary," without mentioning him by name. "I saw no reason why the officers felt they were in danger, if that's

what they felt, and that's what they would have to have felt to have to use that kind of force," Zimmerman said. He noted the restraint on Floyd should "absolutely" have stopped once he was

handcuffed and on the ground, per department policy, The Star Tribune reports.

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Tim is a staff writer at The Week and has contributed to Bedford and Bowery and The New York Transatlantic. He is a graduate of Occidental College and NYU's journalism school. Tim enjoys

writing about baseball, Europe, and extinct megafauna. He lives in New York City.