Officer killed after car rams into US Capitol barricade

U.S. Capitol Police officers stand near a car that crashed into a barrier on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, April 2, 2021. Picture: AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite

A Capitol Police officer has been killed after a man rammed a car into two officers at a barricade outside the US Capitol in Washington DC and then emerged wielding a knife.

The suspect died at a hospital, law enforcement officials said.