Facebook confirms it pulled the social media accounts of Noah Green, 25, who mowed down two Capitol cops and was then shot dead
Facebook has confirmed it pulled the social media accounts of Noah Green, the 25-year-old suspect who mowed down two Capitol cops, killing one, before being shot dead at the US Capitol.
The social media giant said in a statement to CNN it had suspended Green's accounts from Facebook and Instagram under its policy around dangerous individuals and organization, in the wake of Friday afternoon's deadly attack.
'After this horrific event, our thoughts are with the Capitol Police and their loved ones,' a spokesperson said.
'We have designated the incident under our Dangerous Individuals and Organizations policy, which means we have removed the suspect's accounts from Facebook and Instagram, and are removing any content that praises, supports, or represents the attack or the suspect.
'We are in contact with law enforcement as they conduct their investigation.'
Facebook often removes the accounts of suspects in high-profile killings or terrorist incidents. DailyMail.com has reached out to Facebook for comment.
Authorities are yet to officially confirm Green as the suspect, after NBC and the New York Post first identified him, citing law enforcement sources.
Green's Facebook page, which was viewed by DailyMail.com before its removal, described the 25-year-old former Christopher Newport University student as a 'Follower of Farrakhan' and included several posts heaping praise on Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan for saving him.
Posts on Green's Instagram page, seen by CNN, spoke of conspiracies that the FBI and CIA were poisoning him, subjecting him to unauthorized operations and targeting him with 'mind control'.
In one post - just two hours before the attack - Green called the federal government the '#1 enemy of Black people'.
Facebook has confirmed it pulled the social media accounts of Noah Green (right), the 25-year-old suspect who mowed down two Capitol cops, killing officer Billy Evans (left), before being shot dead at the US Capitol
The social media giant said in a statement to CNN it had suspended Green's accounts from Facebook and Instagram under its policy around dangerous individuals and organization. Pictured the now-deleted Facebook page
The suspect - who NBC is reporting is dead - is shown being stretchered away from the scene after being shot by a Capitol cop. Two Capitol cops are now in the hospital in a critical condition. He has been named by NBC as 25-year-old Noah Green
Two Capitol cops were injured on Friday after a car smashed into a barrier on Independence Avenue
A tow truck removes the car used in the deadly attack from the scene as law enforcement collect evidence
The attack unfolded at the north side of the Capitol along Constitution Avenue when the car rammed through barricades
Green allegedly killed Capitol Police Officer Billy Evans, an 18-year veteran of the force, after mowing him and another unidentified officer down with his blue Nissan Altima at the north barricade barrier at the Capitol just after 1 pm.
Green then exited the vehicle wielding a knife and started 'lunging' toward officers. He was shot dead by other cops.
Capitol Police confirmed Friday evening that the other officer who was struck by the car is in stable and non-threatening condition.
The motive for Friday's attack is not yet clear. The tragic incident comes less than three months after the January 6 riot on the US Capitol and one week after wire fencing was removed from the area.
Green was not known to police in Washington DC but he did have a record in another state, according to law enforcement sources.
A Facebook page belonging to Green has now been taken down. Law enforcement sources confirmed to CNN it belonged to the suspect.
A Facebook page belonging to a man matching the suspect's name has now been taken down. It showed he was a fan of the leader of Nation of Islam, Louis Farrakhan
Green (right) played football at Christopher Newport University and in college, where he also ran track, according to an athletics bio
The motive for Friday's attack is not yet clear. Social media posts on now-removed accounts under Green's name speak of fears the federal government was targeting him with 'mind control' and heap praise on Farrakhan for saving him
Green's Facebook page included this picture of a Nation of Islam certificate made out to 'Noah X' in Norfolk, Virginia
A March 17 Facebook post said he was on a 'spiritual journey' after having a 'tough' past 'few years' and recently losing his job
The Facebook page also included links to videos of Farrakhan and posts about the Nation of Islam
The page showed he was a fan of the leader of Nation of Islam Louis Farrakhan and contained posts where the user said he was on a 'spiritual journey' after having a 'tough' past 'few years' and recently losing his job.
'To be honest these past few years have been tough, and these past few months have been tougher. I have been tried with some of the biggest, unimaginable tests in my life,' read a Facebook post dated March 17.
'I am currently now unemployed after I left my job partly due to afflictions, but ultimately, in search of a spiritual journey.'
Green went on to describe Farrakhan as 'Jesus, the Messiah' and the 'raiser of the dead to life, making the blind see, and the deaf hear.'
'I consider him my spiritual father. Without his guidance, his word, and his teachings that I've picked up on along the way, I would've been unable to continue,' he wrote.
'Preaching to the multitudes, calling a million black men to Washington, and standing up to the most powerful government of modern times. He has done miraculous work not just with me, but with the lives of millions.'
In the post, Green also wrote that he had been 'unknowingly' taking a drug which he said had caused him to suffer 'concerning symptoms'.
'I was on the right track and everything I had planned was coming into existence. It required long hours, lots of studying, and exercise to keep me balanced while experiencing an array of concerning symptoms along the path (I believe to be side effects of drugs I was intaking unknowingly),' read the post.
'However, the path has been thwarted, as Allah (God) has chosen me for other things.'
Green signed off the message Brother Noah X. The same day, he uploaded an image of a certificate made out to a Noah X that recognized a gift of $1,085 to the Nation of Islam.
The Facebook page also included links to videos of Farrakhan and posts about the Nation of Islam.
Less than two hours before Green drove a vehicle through the barriers at the Capitol, he also posted a series of Instagram stories in which he called the US government the '#1 enemy of Black people', CNN reported.
'The U.S. Government is the #1 enemy of Black people!' a caption on a video read.
In another Instagram post around a week ago, Green claimed the CIA, FBI and other government agencies had caused him 'terrible afflictions' including subjecting him to 'multiple home break ins, food poisonings, assaults, unauthorized operations in the hospital, mind control'.
He credited Farrakhan with saving him 'after the terrible afflictions I have suffered presumably by the CIA and FBI, government agencies of the United States of America,' reported CNN.
'I have suffered multiple home break ins, food poisonings, assaults, unauthorized operations in the hospital, mind control,' he added.
Green graduated from Christopher Newport University in Newport News, Virginia, in 2019 with a bachelor's degree in finance.
He played football at the college as well as in high school, where he also ran track.
An athletics bio for the university reveals he was born in Fairlea, West Virginia, and has seven sisters and two brothers.
He wrote that the 'person in history he'd most like to meet is Malcolm X.'
It is not clear when he first became interested in the Nation of Islam.
The Nation of Islam, founded in Chicago in 1930, teaches that black people are the rulers of earth, who were created first, and who every other race descends from.
Malcolm X was perhaps the most famous Nation of Islam follower, and he convinced Muhammad Ali to join.
Malcolm X grew disillusioned with the group, however, and left: members of the Nation are believed to have murdered him in 1965.
Farrakhan, 87, is a known anti-Semite whose remarks on race and religion have sparked controversy in the past. Most recently, he told followers not to get the vaccine.
His followers are seen by critics as black supremacists, and the Southern Poverty Law Center categorizes the organization as a hate group.
'Its theology of innate black superiority over whites and the deeply racist, antisemitic and anti-LGBT rhetoric of its leaders have earned the NOI a prominent position in the ranks of organized hate,' they say.
The founder of NOI, Wallace Fard, taught that there would be an apocalyptic overthrow of white domination, insisting that the dominion of evil was to end with God's appearance on earth in the person of Fard.
Fard was succeeded by Elijah Muhammad, who was succeeded by Farrakhan.
In a statement on Friday afternoon, Acting Capitol Police Chief Yogananda Pittman said: 'It is with profound sadness that I share the news of the passing of Officer William 'Billy' Evans this afternoon from injuries he sustained following an attack at the North Barricade by a lone assailant.
'Officer Evans had been a member of the United States Capitol Police for 18 years.
The vehicle is towed from the scene of the attack that left a Capitol police officer and the suspect dead
Law enforcement officers pick up evidence at the scene of the incident where a car plowed into two cops
Investigators pick up a Capitol Police officer jacket from the scene. It is not clear if it belongs to Evans who was killed Friday
The car is seen smashed into a barrier. Here the suspect had gotten out of the vehicle wielding a knife before being shot dead
The American flag at the US Capitol is lowered to half-staff in honor of Capitol Police officer William Evans
'He began his USCP service on March 7, 2003, and was a member of the Capitol Division's First Responder's Unit.
'Please keep Officer Evans and his family in your thoughts and prayers.'
Fencing that had been in place around the Capitol since the January 6 riot was taken down just last week.
Armed National Guardsmen were deployed immediately and have been seen patrolling the halls of government buildings but police say there is no outstanding threat.
President Biden ordered the flags at the White House to be lowered to half staff and said in a statement: 'Jill and I were heartbroken to learn of the violent attack at a security checkpoint on the U.S. Capitol grounds, which killed Officer William Evans of the U.S. Capitol Police, and left a fellow officer fighting for his life.
'We send our heartfelt condolences to Officer Evans' family, and everyone grieving his loss.
'We know what a difficult time this has been for the Capitol, everyone who works there, and those who protect it. I have been receiving ongoing briefings from my Homeland Security Advisor, and will be getting further updates as the investigation proceeds.
Police officers surround the scene after a car that crashed into a barrier on Capitol Hill on the Senate side of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Friday, April 2, 2021
Police officers gather near a car that crashed into a barrier on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, April 2, 2021
The DC National Guard deployed a rapid response team
'I want to express the nation's gratitude to the Capitol Police, the National Guard Immediate Response Force, and others who quickly responded to this attack.
'As we mourn the loss of yet another courageous Capitol Police officer, I have ordered that the White House flags be lowered to half-mast.'
Vice President Kamala Harris said in a statement that Evans had 'made the ultimate sacrifice protecting the Capitol and those who work there on behalf of the American people.'
'Doug and I are grateful for the Capitol Police, the National Guard Immediate Response Force, and everyone else who responded swiftly to today's attack,' Harris said.
'And we continue to be proud of the courageous men and women who defend the Capitol, especially during a challenging period when they have faced two violent and deadly attacks.'
Speaker Nancy Pelosi also ordered flags to be lowered to half-staff in the Capitol in honor of the cop who was killed.
Pittman confirmed Evans' death in a press conference soon after the attack.
'It is with a heavy heart that I come here to shed some light on the incident that occurred at the US Capitol.
'At approximately 1.02 this afternoon, a suspect entered what we refer to as the north barricade of the Capitol.
'The suspect rammed his car into two of our officers then hit the north barricade barrier.
'The suspect exited the vehicle with a knife in hand. Our officers then engaged that suspect.
'He did not respond to verbal commands, he started lunging towards officers, at which time USC officers fired upon the suspect.
'Two US Capitol Police Officers were transported to different hospitals.
'It is with a very very heavy heart that I announce one of our officers has succumb to his injuries,' she said.
She did not reveal whether or not the suspect said anything while carrying out the attack, but said he was not known to the police.
U.S. Capitol Police officers near a car that crashed into a barrier on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, April 2, 2021
U.S. law enforcement officers guard streets surrounding the U.S. Capitol and congressional office buildings
Acting Capitol Police Chief Yogananda Pittman said at a press conference on Friday that it had been a 'tough' year for the force
Police block a street near the US Capitol on April 2, 2021, after a vehicle drove into US Capitol police officers in Washington, DC
Police block a street near the US Capitol on April 2, 2021, after a vehicle drove into US Capitol police officers in Washington, DC
Neither the House or Senate is in session this week so lawmakers are back in their home states instead of being in the Capitol building.
An emergency alert was sent to congressional offices telling people to 'seek over' due to 'an external security threat'.
'No entry or exit is permitted at this time,' it read. 'You may move throughout the building(s) but stay away from exterior windows and doors. If you are outside, seek cover.'
The White House did not appear to have an immediate change in security posture in response to the situation at the Capitol. President Joe Biden had left to spend Easter at Camp David shortly before the incident occurred.
White House press secretary Jen Psaki said there is a member of the national security team, an acting chief of staff and a member of the press team traveling with him, as is standard operating procedure.
Traveling with Biden this weekend are Bruce Reed, Assistant to the President & Deputy Chief of Staff Yohannes Abraham, Chief of Staff & Executive Secretary for the National Security Council; Anthony Bernal, Assistant to the President & Advisor to the First Lady; and Stephen Goepfert, Special Assistant to the President & Personal Aide to the President.
The deadly attack comes less than three months since the violent insurrection at the US Capitol on January 6.
That day, a violent mob of Trump supporters stormed the Capitol building in a riot that sent lawmakers fleeing for their lives and left five - including Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick - dead.
Two other Capitol cops died by suicide in the weeks following the riot.
