Biden, Lawmakers Honor US Capitol Police Officer Slain in Car Attack

WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden and U.S. lawmakers Tuesday paid tribute at a ceremony in the Capitol rotunda to the U.S. Capitol Police officer killed when a motorist rammed a car into two police officers and brandished a knife earlier this month.

William Evans, an 18-year veteran of the Capitol Police force and father of two young children, died in a hospital after he was struck by the vehicle on April 2. His flag-draped casket sat in the middle of the rotunda surrounded by appropriately spaced rings of attendees, including members of Evans' family. Biden told them: "You are going to make it by holding each other together," referencing his own grief after losing members of his own family. "My prayer for all of you is that a day will come when you have that memory that will make you smile. I promise you it will come."