美国国会警察联盟敦促国会将加强安全措施在国会大厦周围，几天后一名军官被杀他们在周六的一份声明中说。

工会主席古斯·帕帕萨纳西乌说:“这次袭击，加上1月6日的暴乱，让我们的军官们感到震惊。”。

警方称，周五下午，一名嫌疑人在用刀袭击警察之前，将自己的汽车撞向国会大厦的北部路障，导致18岁的老兵威廉·比利·埃文斯(William Billy Evans)受伤身亡。

“埃文斯在部门内很受尊重，他的损失不会被忘记，”帕帕萨纳西乌说。“人们还应该知道，他不仅仅是一名保护国会大厦的警察——他是一位丈夫，也是两个孩子慈爱的父亲。请让整个埃文斯家庭在你的祈祷中度过这段艰难的时光。”

他说，在周五的袭击后，官员们已经回到工作岗位，以确保国会大厦的安全。

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黑色旗帜在美国国会警察总部的入口处展示，紧随其后

“今年我们已经有两名军官因公殉职。另一名军官自杀了，我们有80名军官在暴动中受了重伤。一些受伤的军官可能永远不会回来工作，”帕帕萨纳西乌说。

他解释说，工会已经会见了奥诺雷将军，奥诺雷将军在1月6日起义后对国会大厦的安全进行了审查。

帕帕萨纳西乌说:“我们支持奥诺雷将军的建议，并在埃文斯警官不幸遇难的前一天有机会会见了他和他的团队。”。“正如我向他解释的那样，这些改进是至关重要的，但我们的首要任务是保留我们现有的官员。国会可以立即采取措施解决这个问题。”

他还指出，在未来3-5年内，将有500多名官员退休，许多年轻的官员已经与他接触，准备前往其他部门。

“我为他们感到无比自豪。他们继续工作，即使我们迅速接近士气和部队人数的危机，”他说。“我们正努力满足现有的任务要求，即使军官们被迫加班加点。”

Capitol Police union urging Congress to ramp up security after attack

The United States Capitol Police union is urgingCongress to ramp up securityaround the Capitol, days after aan officer was killedoutside the building, they said in a statement on Saturday.

"This attack, combined with the violent events of the January 6th insurrection, have left our officers reeling," Union Chairman Gus Papathanasiou said.

Capitol Police officer William "Billy" Evans, an 18-year veteran, died of his injuries after a suspect rammed their car into the north barricade of the Capitol complex Friday afternoon before attacking officers with a knife, police said.

"Evans was well respected within the department and his loss will not be forgotten," Papathanasiou said. "People should also know he was more than a police officer protecting the Capitol – he was a husband and a loving father to two children. Please keep the entire Evans family in your prayers as they go through this difficult time."

He said that officers are back at work after Friday's attack, keeping the Capitol safe.

"We have now lost two officers in the line of duty this year. Another officer has taken his own life and we have 80 officers who were seriously injured in the insurrection. Some of those injured officers may never return to duty," Papathanasiou said.

He explained that the union has already met with General Honore, who conducted the review of Capitol security after the Jan. 6 insurrection.

"We support General Honoré recommendations and had the opportunity to meet with him and his team the day before Officer Evans was tragically killed," Papathanasiou said. "As I explained to him, these improvements are critical, but our first priority has to be retaining our existing officers. There are immediate steps Congress can take to address this."

He also noted that over 500 officers are set to retire in the next 3-5 years, and many younger officers have approached him about leaving for other departments.

"I could not be prouder of them. They continue to work even as we rapidly approach a crisis in morale and force numbers," he said. "We are struggling to meet existing mission requirements even with the officers working massive amounts of forced overtime."