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{{Organization
|OrganizationName=Capitol Police
|OrganizationType=Independent Agencies
|Mission=To protect the Congress, its Members, employees, visitors, and facilities so it can fulfill its constitutional and legislative responsibilities in a safe, secure, and open environment. They are committed to providing a secure environment that fosters the legislative process.
|ParentOrganization=Congress
|TopOrganization=Congress
|CreationLegislation=Act of May 2, 1828
|Employees=2400
|Budget=$460 million (approximate, based on recent years)
|OrganizationExecutive=Chief of Police
|Services=Security of the Capitol Complex; Member protection; threat assessment; criminal investigations; traffic enforcement;
|Regulations=Responsible for enforcing laws within their jurisdiction but not for regulatory oversight
|HeadquartersLocation=38.89446, -77.00472
|HeadquartersAddress=119 D St NE, Washington, DC 20510
|Website=https://www.uscp.gov
}}
{{short description|Police agency protecting the U.S. Congress}}
{{short description|Police agency protecting the U.S. Congress}}


{{about|the federal police force associated with the U.S. Congress|police in the city of Washington, D.C.|Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia}}
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| legaljuris        = 1. Any area of the United States when pursuant to their special duties.
2. Congressional buildings, parks, and thoroughfares. Members of Congress, Officers of Congress, and their families throughout the United States, its territories and possessions.
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| constitution1    = [https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/2/chapter-29 United States Code, Title 2, Chapter 29]
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| chief1name        = [[J. Thomas Manger]]
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The '''United States Capitol Police''' ('''USCP''') is a [[federal law enforcement in the United States|federal law enforcement agency in the United States]] with nationwide jurisdiction charged with protecting the [[United States Congress]] within the [[District of Columbia]] and throughout the [[United States]] and [[United States territories|its territories]]. It answers to the Capitol Police Board and is the only full-service federal law enforcement agency appointed by the [[legislative branch]] of the [[federal government of the United States]].
The '''United States Capitol Police''' ('''USCP''') is a [[federal law enforcement in the United States|federal law enforcement agency in the United States]] with nationwide jurisdiction charged with protecting the [[United States Congress]] within the [[District of Columbia]] and throughout the [[United States]] and [[United States territories|its territories]]. It answers to the Capitol Police Board and is the only full-service federal law enforcement agency appointed by the [[legislative branch]] of the [[federal government of the United States]].


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== History ==
== History ==
[[File:Capitol police officers in 1940 - LCCN2016877615 (cropped).tif|thumb|left|upright=0.6|USCP officers in 1940]]
[[File:Capitol police officers in 1940 - LCCN2016877615 (cropped).tif|thumb|left|upright=0.6|USCP officers in 1940]]
The history of the United States Capitol Police dates back to 1801 when Congress moved from the city of [[Philadelphia]] to the newly constructed [[United States Capitol|Capitol Building]] in Washington, D.C. At the time, Congress appointed one watchman to protect the building and Congressional property.
The history of the United States Capitol Police dates back to 1801 when Congress moved from the city of Philadelphia to the newly constructed [[United States Capitol|Capitol Building]] in Washington, D.C. At the time, Congress appointed one watchman to protect the building and Congressional property.


The police were formally created by Congress in 1828 following the assault on [[John Adams II]], the son of [[John Quincy Adams]], in the [[United States Capitol rotunda|Capitol rotunda]]. The United States Capitol Police had as its original duty the provision of security for the [[United States Capitol]].<ref>{{cite web
The police were formally created by Congress in 1828 following the assault on [[John Adams II]], the son of [[John Quincy Adams]], in the [[United States Capitol rotunda|Capitol rotunda]]. The United States Capitol Police had as its original duty the provision of security for the [[United States Capitol]].<ref>{{cite web
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{{Main|1998 United States Capitol shooting}}
{{Main|1998 United States Capitol shooting}}


On July 24, 1998, a shooting occurred at a security checkpoint inside the Capitol,<ref>{{Cite web|last=Linton|first=Caroline|date=11 January 2021|title=Capitol Police officer who responded to attack has died|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/howard-liebengood-dies-capitol-police-officer-riots/|access-date=2021-01-11|website=[[CBS News]]|language=en-US|archive-date=2021-02-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210202133145/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/howard-liebengood-dies-capitol-police-officer-riots/|url-status=live}}</ref> killing one U.S. Capitol police officer. Another Capitol Police officer was killed when the assailant entered [[Majority Whip of the U.S. House of Representatives|Majority Whip]] [[Tom DeLay]]'s ([[Republican Party (United States)|R]]-[[Texas's 22nd congressional district|TX-22]]) office.
On July 24, 1998, a shooting occurred at a security checkpoint inside the Capitol,<ref>{{Cite web|last=Linton|first=Caroline|date=11 January 2021|title=Capitol Police officer who responded to attack has died|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/howard-liebengood-dies-capitol-police-officer-riots/|access-date=2021-01-11|website=[[CBS News]]|language=en-US|archive-date=2021-02-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210202133145/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/howard-liebengood-dies-capitol-police-officer-riots/|url-status=live}}</ref> killing one U.S. Capitol police officer. Another Capitol Police officer was killed when the assailant entered [[Majority Whip of the U.S. House of Representatives|Majority Whip]] [[Tom DeLay]]'s (R-[[Texas's 22nd congressional district|TX-22]]) office.


=== Racial discrimination ===
=== Racial discrimination ===
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The rioters breached barricades erected by Capitol Police around the Capitol. Ultimately, one unarmed woman, [[Ashli Babbitt]], was fatally shot by a USCP officer when she attempted to climb through a shattered window in a barricaded door, and three other rioters died in medical emergencies.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news|last=Gurman|first=Aruna Viswanatha and Sadie|date=2021-01-07|title=Capitol Police Weren't Prepared for Rioters, Authorities Say|language=en-US|work=[[Wall Street Journal]]|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/capitol-police-werent-prepared-for-rioters-authorities-say-11609978798|url-status=live|access-date=2021-01-07|archive-date=2021-01-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210108020800/https://www.wsj.com/articles/capitol-police-werent-prepared-for-rioters-authorities-say-11609978798}}</ref><ref name="fox5dc">{{cite news |url= https://www.fox5dc.com/news/u-s-capitol-police-issue-statement-on-pro-trump-riots |title= U.S. Capitol Police issue statement on pro-Trump riots |website= [[Fox 5 DC]] |date= 2021-01-07 |access-date= 2021-01-07 |archive-date= 2021-01-28 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210128185136/https://www.fox5dc.com/news/u-s-capitol-police-issue-statement-on-pro-trump-riots |url-status= live }}</ref> One USCP police officer was also injured during the attack, with another officer who responded to the attack dying off-duty days later.<ref>{{cite web |last1=United States Capitol Police |title=Loss of USCP Officer Brian D. Sicknick |url=https://www.uscp.gov/media-center/press-releases/loss-uscp-colleague-brian-d-sicknick |website=United States Capitol Police |access-date=8 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210108061821/https://www.uscp.gov/media-center/press-releases/loss-uscp-colleague-brian-d-sicknick |archive-date=8 January 2021 |date=7 January 2021}}</ref><ref name="PGDED">{{Cite web|title=Police Confirm Death Of Officer Injured During Attack On Capitol|url=https://www.npr.org/sections/congress-electoral-college-tally-live-updates/2021/01/07/954333542/four-dead-police-injured-dozens-arrested-after-siege-at-the-u-s-capitol|access-date=2021-01-08|website=[[NPR]]|date=7 January 2021 |language=en|archive-date=2021-01-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210108020624/https://www.npr.org/sections/congress-electoral-college-tally-live-updates/2021/01/07/954333542/four-dead-police-injured-dozens-arrested-after-siege-at-the-u-s-capitol|url-status=live|last1=Diaz |first1=Jaclyn |last2=Chappell |first2=Bill |last3=Moore |first3=Elena }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.npr.org/sections/insurrection-at-the-capitol/2021/01/10/955461525/capitol-police-officer-who-responded-to-mob-attack-dies-off-duty |title=Capitol Police Officer Who Responded To Mob Attack Dies Off Duty |website=[[NPR]] |date=10 January 2021 |last1=Sprunt |first1=Barbara |last2=Wise |first2=Alana |access-date=19 February 2021 |archive-date=4 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210304070236/https://www.npr.org/sections/insurrection-at-the-capitol/2021/01/10/955461525/capitol-police-officer-who-responded-to-mob-attack-dies-off-duty |url-status=live }}</ref> More than fifty USCP and [[Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia|MPD]] officers were injured during the attack, and several USCP officers were hospitalized with serious injuries.<ref name="fox5dc" />
The rioters breached barricades erected by Capitol Police around the Capitol. Ultimately, one unarmed woman, [[Ashli Babbitt]], was fatally shot by a USCP officer when she attempted to climb through a shattered window in a barricaded door, and three other rioters died in medical emergencies.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news|last=Gurman|first=Aruna Viswanatha and Sadie|date=2021-01-07|title=Capitol Police Weren't Prepared for Rioters, Authorities Say|language=en-US|work=[[Wall Street Journal]]|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/capitol-police-werent-prepared-for-rioters-authorities-say-11609978798|url-status=live|access-date=2021-01-07|archive-date=2021-01-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210108020800/https://www.wsj.com/articles/capitol-police-werent-prepared-for-rioters-authorities-say-11609978798}}</ref><ref name="fox5dc">{{cite news |url= https://www.fox5dc.com/news/u-s-capitol-police-issue-statement-on-pro-trump-riots |title= U.S. Capitol Police issue statement on pro-Trump riots |website= [[Fox 5 DC]] |date= 2021-01-07 |access-date= 2021-01-07 |archive-date= 2021-01-28 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210128185136/https://www.fox5dc.com/news/u-s-capitol-police-issue-statement-on-pro-trump-riots |url-status= live }}</ref> One USCP police officer was also injured during the attack, with another officer who responded to the attack dying off-duty days later.<ref>{{cite web |last1=United States Capitol Police |title=Loss of USCP Officer Brian D. Sicknick |url=https://www.uscp.gov/media-center/press-releases/loss-uscp-colleague-brian-d-sicknick |website=United States Capitol Police |access-date=8 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210108061821/https://www.uscp.gov/media-center/press-releases/loss-uscp-colleague-brian-d-sicknick |archive-date=8 January 2021 |date=7 January 2021}}</ref><ref name="PGDED">{{Cite web|title=Police Confirm Death Of Officer Injured During Attack On Capitol|url=https://www.npr.org/sections/congress-electoral-college-tally-live-updates/2021/01/07/954333542/four-dead-police-injured-dozens-arrested-after-siege-at-the-u-s-capitol|access-date=2021-01-08|website=[[NPR]]|date=7 January 2021 |language=en|archive-date=2021-01-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210108020624/https://www.npr.org/sections/congress-electoral-college-tally-live-updates/2021/01/07/954333542/four-dead-police-injured-dozens-arrested-after-siege-at-the-u-s-capitol|url-status=live|last1=Diaz |first1=Jaclyn |last2=Chappell |first2=Bill |last3=Moore |first3=Elena }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.npr.org/sections/insurrection-at-the-capitol/2021/01/10/955461525/capitol-police-officer-who-responded-to-mob-attack-dies-off-duty |title=Capitol Police Officer Who Responded To Mob Attack Dies Off Duty |website=[[NPR]] |date=10 January 2021 |last1=Sprunt |first1=Barbara |last2=Wise |first2=Alana |access-date=19 February 2021 |archive-date=4 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210304070236/https://www.npr.org/sections/insurrection-at-the-capitol/2021/01/10/955461525/capitol-police-officer-who-responded-to-mob-attack-dies-off-duty |url-status=live }}</ref> More than fifty USCP and [[Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia|MPD]] officers were injured during the attack, and several USCP officers were hospitalized with serious injuries.<ref name="fox5dc" />


Federal authorities said they were not prepared for the unrest; however, far-right pro-Trump supporters had organized the unrest on pro-Trump [[far-right]] [[social media]] websites, including [[Gab (social network)|Gab]] and [[Parler]], in advance.<ref name="wsj210108">{{cite news|last=|first=|date=January 8, 2021|title=Actions by Police Before Trump Supporters Attacked Capitol Backfired Spectacularly|work=[[Wall Street Journal]]|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/actions-by-police-before-trump-supporters-attacked-capitol-backfired-spectacularly-11610064600|url-status=live|access-date=|archive-date=January 13, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210113193500/https://www.wsj.com/articles/actions-by-police-before-trump-supporters-attacked-capitol-backfired-spectacularly-11610064600}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Frenkel|first=Sheera|date=January 6, 2021|title=The storming of Capitol Hill was organized on social media.|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/06/us/politics/protesters-storm-capitol-hill-building.html|url-status=live|access-date=January 6, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210106220539/https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/06/us/politics/protesters-storm-capitol-hill-building.html|archive-date=January 6, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|author=Evan Perez, Katelyn Polantz, Phil Mattingly, Vivian Salama, Priscilla Alvarez and Betsy Klein|title='No one knew what we were supposed to be doing there.' Inside the law enforcement chaos at the Capitol|url=https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/06/politics/capitol-riots-what-happened/index.html|access-date=2021-01-07|website=CNN|date=7 January 2021|archive-date=2021-03-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210304004824/https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/06/politics/capitol-riots-what-happened/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=McSwane|first=Logan Jaffe, Lydia DePillis, Isaac Arnsdorf, J David|title=Capitol Rioters Planned for Weeks in Plain Sight. The Police Weren't Ready.|url=https://www.propublica.org/article/capitol-rioters-planned-for-weeks-in-plain-sight-the-police-werent-ready|access-date=2021-01-07|website=ProPublica|date=7 January 2021 |language=en|archive-date=2021-01-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210109151633/https://www.propublica.org/article/capitol-rioters-planned-for-weeks-in-plain-sight-the-police-werent-ready|url-status=live}}</ref> The ineffectiveness of Capitol Police's response to the rioting was harshly criticized, as was the contrast between it and the aggressive response of federal law enforcement to the [[George Floyd protests in Washington, D.C.|George Floyd protests in the summer of 2020]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Hosenball|first=Joseph Tanfani, John Shiffman, Brad Heath, Mark|date=2021-01-07|title=How security failures enabled Trump mob to storm U.S. Capitol|language=en|work=Reuters|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-capitol-security-insight-idUSKBN29C0R5|access-date=2021-01-07|archive-date=2021-02-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210225022809/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-capitol-security-insight-idUSKBN29C0R5|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=7 January 2021|title=U.S. police officials shocked by apparent police failure at Capitol|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/crime-courts/law-enforcement-officials-across-u-s-shocked-police-failure-stop-n1253193|access-date=2021-01-07|website=[[NBC News]]|language=en|archive-date=2021-03-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210304200828/https://www.nbcnews.com/news/crime-courts/law-enforcement-officials-across-u-s-shocked-police-failure-stop-n1253193|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last1=Dewan|first1=Shaila|last2=MacFarquhar|first2=Neil|last3=Eligon|first3=John|last4=Triebert|first4=Christiaan|last5=Willis|first5=Haley|last6=Cooper|first6=Stella|last7=Engelbrecht|first7=Cora|last8=Hill|first8=Evan|last9=Ray|first9=Arielle|date=2021-01-07|title=Capitol Breach Draws Sharp Condemnation of Law Enforcement|language=en-US|work=[[The New York Times]]|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/07/us/Capitol-cops-police.html|url-status=live|access-date=2021-01-07|archive-date=2021-01-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210108020735/https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/07/us/Capitol-cops-police.html}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Emma|first=Caitlin|date=6 January 2021|title=Capitol Police firings imminent after 'attempted coup,' top appropriator warns|url=https://www.politico.com/news/2021/01/06/capitol-riots-police-firings-455698|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210107052540/https://www.politico.com/news/2021/01/06/capitol-riots-police-firings-455698|archive-date=2021-01-07|access-date=2021-01-07|website=[[POLITICO]]|language=en}}</ref> Law enforcement was urged "to avoid the type of show of force that had inflamed tense situations in the city last year."<ref name=":1" />
Federal authorities said they were not prepared for the unrest; however, far-right pro-Trump supporters had organized the unrest on pro-Trump [[far-right]] [[social media]] websites, including [[Gab (social network)|Gab]] and [[Parler]], in advance.<ref name="wsj210108">{{cite news|last=|first=|date=January 8, 2021|title=Actions by Police Before Trump Supporters Attacked Capitol Backfired Spectacularly|work=[[Wall Street Journal]]|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/actions-by-police-before-trump-supporters-attacked-capitol-backfired-spectacularly-11610064600|url-status=live|access-date=|archive-date=January 13, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210113193500/https://www.wsj.com/articles/actions-by-police-before-trump-supporters-attacked-capitol-backfired-spectacularly-11610064600}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Frenkel|first=Sheera|date=January 6, 2021|title=The storming of Capitol Hill was organized on social media.|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/06/us/politics/protesters-storm-capitol-hill-building.html|url-status=live|access-date=January 6, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210106220539/https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/06/us/politics/protesters-storm-capitol-hill-building.html|archive-date=January 6, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|author=Evan Perez, Katelyn Polantz, Phil Mattingly, Vivian Salama, Priscilla Alvarez and Betsy Klein|title='No one knew what we were supposed to be doing there.' Inside the law enforcement chaos at the Capitol|url=https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/06/politics/capitol-riots-what-happened/index.html|access-date=2021-01-07|website=CNN|date=7 January 2021|archive-date=2021-03-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210304004824/https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/06/politics/capitol-riots-what-happened/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=McSwane|first=Logan Jaffe, Lydia DePillis, Isaac Arnsdorf, J David|title=Capitol Rioters Planned for Weeks in Plain Sight. The Police Weren't Ready.|url=https://www.propublica.org/article/capitol-rioters-planned-for-weeks-in-plain-sight-the-police-werent-ready|access-date=2021-01-07|website=ProPublica|date=7 January 2021 |language=en|archive-date=2021-01-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210109151633/https://www.propublica.org/article/capitol-rioters-planned-for-weeks-in-plain-sight-the-police-werent-ready|url-status=live}}</ref> The ineffectiveness of Capitol Police's response to the rioting was harshly criticized, as was the contrast between it and the aggressive response of federal law enforcement to the [[George Floyd protests in Washington, D.C.|George Floyd protests in the summer of 2020]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Hosenball|first=Joseph Tanfani, John Shiffman, Brad Heath, Mark|date=2021-01-07|title=How security failures enabled Trump mob to storm U.S. Capitol|language=en|work=Reuters|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-capitol-security-insight-idUSKBN29C0R5|access-date=2021-01-07|archive-date=2021-02-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210225022809/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-capitol-security-insight-idUSKBN29C0R5|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=7 January 2021|title=U.S. police officials shocked by apparent police failure at Capitol|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/crime-courts/law-enforcement-officials-across-u-s-shocked-police-failure-stop-n1253193|access-date=2021-01-07|website=[[NBC News]]|language=en|archive-date=2021-03-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210304200828/https://www.nbcnews.com/news/crime-courts/law-enforcement-officials-across-u-s-shocked-police-failure-stop-n1253193|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last1=Dewan|first1=Shaila|last2=MacFarquhar|first2=Neil|last3=Eligon|first3=John|last4=Triebert|first4=Christiaan|last5=Willis|first5=Haley|last6=Cooper|first6=Stella|last7=Engelbrecht|first7=Cora|last8=Hill|first8=Evan|last9=Ray|first9=Arielle|date=2021-01-07|title=Capitol Breach Draws Sharp Condemnation of Law Enforcement|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/07/us/Capitol-cops-police.html|url-status=live|access-date=2021-01-07|archive-date=2021-01-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210108020735/https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/07/us/Capitol-cops-police.html}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Emma|first=Caitlin|date=6 January 2021|title=Capitol Police firings imminent after 'attempted coup,' top appropriator warns|url=https://www.politico.com/news/2021/01/06/capitol-riots-police-firings-455698|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210107052540/https://www.politico.com/news/2021/01/06/capitol-riots-police-firings-455698|archive-date=2021-01-07|access-date=2021-01-07|website=[[POLITICO]]|language=en}}</ref> Law enforcement was urged "to avoid the type of show of force that had inflamed tense situations in the city last year."<ref name=":1" />


At the behest of the speaker of the House of Representatives, Capitol Police chief [[Steven Sund]] announced his resignation the following day, effective January 16, 2021.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=7 January 2021|title=US Capitol Police chief to resign after Wednesday's riots|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2021/01/07/politics/capitol-police-reaction-details/index.html|access-date=January 7, 2021|website=[[CNN]]|archive-date=February 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210209170844/https://edition.cnn.com/2021/01/07/politics/capitol-police-reaction-details/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Two other officers were also suspended in January 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/jan/11/capitol-police-officers-suspended-riot-inauguration|title=Two Capitol police officers suspended over behavior during riot|date=January 12, 2021|website=The Guardian|access-date=January 14, 2021|archive-date=March 2, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210302080829/https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/jan/11/capitol-police-officers-suspended-riot-inauguration|url-status=live}}</ref> Six Capitol Police officers were suspended and 29 more were being investigated in February 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/six-capitol-police-officers-suspended-alleged-actions-during-capitol-riot-n1258329|title=Six Capitol police officers suspended for alleged actions during riot|website=NBC News|date=19 February 2021 |access-date=2021-02-19|archive-date=2021-03-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210306212158/https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/six-capitol-police-officers-suspended-alleged-actions-during-capitol-riot-n1258329|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/rachelsandler/2021/02/18/6-capitol-police-officers-suspended-for-actions-during-capitol-riot/|title=6 Capitol Police Officers Suspended For Actions During Riot|first=Rachel|last=Sandler|website=Forbes|access-date=2021-02-19|archive-date=2021-03-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210301203541/https://www.forbes.com/sites/rachelsandler/2021/02/18/6-capitol-police-officers-suspended-for-actions-during-capitol-riot/|url-status=live}}</ref>
At the behest of the speaker of the House of Representatives, Capitol Police chief [[Steven Sund]] announced his resignation the following day, effective January 16, 2021.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=7 January 2021|title=US Capitol Police chief to resign after Wednesday's riots|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2021/01/07/politics/capitol-police-reaction-details/index.html|access-date=January 7, 2021|website=CNN|archive-date=February 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210209170844/https://edition.cnn.com/2021/01/07/politics/capitol-police-reaction-details/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Two other officers were also suspended in January 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/jan/11/capitol-police-officers-suspended-riot-inauguration|title=Two Capitol police officers suspended over behavior during riot|date=January 12, 2021|website=The Guardian|access-date=January 14, 2021|archive-date=March 2, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210302080829/https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/jan/11/capitol-police-officers-suspended-riot-inauguration|url-status=live}}</ref> Six Capitol Police officers were suspended and 29 more were being investigated in February 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/six-capitol-police-officers-suspended-alleged-actions-during-capitol-riot-n1258329|title=Six Capitol police officers suspended for alleged actions during riot|website=NBC News|date=19 February 2021 |access-date=2021-02-19|archive-date=2021-03-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210306212158/https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/six-capitol-police-officers-suspended-alleged-actions-during-capitol-riot-n1258329|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/rachelsandler/2021/02/18/6-capitol-police-officers-suspended-for-actions-during-capitol-riot/|title=6 Capitol Police Officers Suspended For Actions During Riot|first=Rachel|last=Sandler|website=Forbes|access-date=2021-02-19|archive-date=2021-03-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210301203541/https://www.forbes.com/sites/rachelsandler/2021/02/18/6-capitol-police-officers-suspended-for-actions-during-capitol-riot/|url-status=live}}</ref>


Assistant Chief [[Yogananda Pittman]] was named Acting Chief of Capitol Police following the attack. She was the first woman and first [[African Americans|African American]] to lead the agency.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Booker|first=Brakkton|date=11 January 2021|title=In Historic 1st, U.S. Capitol Police Name Yogananda Pittman As Acting Chief|url=https://www.npr.org/sections/congress-electoral-college-tally-live-updates/2021/01/11/955598516/in-historic-first-u-s-capitol-police-name-yogananda-pittman-as-acting-chief|access-date=2021-01-11|website=[[NPR]]|language=en|archive-date=2021-01-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210114170050/https://www.npr.org/sections/insurrection-at-the-capitol/2021/01/11/955598516/in-historic-first-u-s-capitol-police-name-yogananda-pittman-as-acting-chief|url-status=live}}</ref> Pittman served in an acting capacity until July 22, 2021, when she was replaced by [[J. Thomas Manger]].
Assistant Chief [[Yogananda Pittman]] was named Acting Chief of Capitol Police following the attack. She was the first woman and first [[African Americans|African American]] to lead the agency.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Booker|first=Brakkton|date=11 January 2021|title=In Historic 1st, U.S. Capitol Police Name Yogananda Pittman As Acting Chief|url=https://www.npr.org/sections/congress-electoral-college-tally-live-updates/2021/01/11/955598516/in-historic-first-u-s-capitol-police-name-yogananda-pittman-as-acting-chief|access-date=2021-01-11|website=[[NPR]]|language=en|archive-date=2021-01-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210114170050/https://www.npr.org/sections/insurrection-at-the-capitol/2021/01/11/955598516/in-historic-first-u-s-capitol-police-name-yogananda-pittman-as-acting-chief|url-status=live}}</ref> Pittman served in an acting capacity until July 22, 2021, when she was replaced by [[J. Thomas Manger]].
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On April 2, 2021, a suspect identified as Noah Green used a car to hit two Capitol Police officers and then hit a barricade. Officer William "Billy" Evans died and the other officer was hospitalized. Officers shot and killed the suspect. The Capitol was locked down. Green said on social media that he believed he was a victim of "mind control".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/capitol-security-threat-04-02-21/index.html|title=Officer killed in attack near US Capitol|last1=Macaya|first1=Melissa|last2=Wagner|first2=Meg|last3=Rocha|first3=Veronica|last4=Mahtani|first4=Melissa|last5=Alfonso|first5=Fernando III|work=[[CNN]]|date=2021-04-02|access-date=2021-04-03|archive-date=2021-04-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210402193431/https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/capitol-security-threat-04-02-21/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
On April 2, 2021, a suspect identified as Noah Green used a car to hit two Capitol Police officers and then hit a barricade. Officer William "Billy" Evans died and the other officer was hospitalized. Officers shot and killed the suspect. The Capitol was locked down. Green said on social media that he believed he was a victim of "mind control".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/capitol-security-threat-04-02-21/index.html|title=Officer killed in attack near US Capitol|last1=Macaya|first1=Melissa|last2=Wagner|first2=Meg|last3=Rocha|first3=Veronica|last4=Mahtani|first4=Melissa|last5=Alfonso|first5=Fernando III|work=CNN|date=2021-04-02|access-date=2021-04-03|archive-date=2021-04-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210402193431/https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/capitol-security-threat-04-02-21/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref>


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