US Capitol Officer Billy Evans to Lie in Honor in Capitol Rotunda

The U.S. Capitol Police officer who was killed on Good Friday while guarding the governmental building will be honored at the Capitol Rotunda.

U.S. Capitol Police officer William “Billy” Evans, an 18-year veteran who was a member of the department's first responders unit, was killed on April 2, 2021. U.S. Capitol Police via AP

The U.S. Capitol Police officer who was killed on Good Friday while guarding the governmental building will be honored at the Capitol Rotunda in Washington next week, congressional leaders announced Tuesday.

“The United States Congress joins all Americans in mourning the tragic death of one of our Capitol Police heroes, Officer Billy Evans,” House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) said in a Tuesday press release.