Jacob Joseph Chestnut one of the two United States Capitol Police

United States Capitol Police

The United States Capitol Police is a federal police force charged with protecting the United States Congress within the District of Columbia and throughout the United States and its territories.-History:...

 officers killed in the line of duty on July 24, 1998, was the first African American

African American

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 to lie in honor in the United States Capitol

United States Capitol

The United States Capitol is the meeting place of the United States Congress, the legislature of the federal government of the United States. Located in Washington, D.C., it sits atop Capitol Hill at the eastern end of the National Mall...

. Chestnut is buried in Arlington National Cemetery

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. His funeral included a speech by President Bill Clinton

Bill Clinton

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 and a fly-over by military jets in a missing man formation

Missing man formation

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Officer Jacob Chestnut was on guard at the Document Door entrance to the U.S. Capitol when gunman Russell Eugene Weston Jr. entered. Chestnut, manning a metal detector

Metal detector

A metal detector is a device which responds to metal that may not be readily apparent.The simplest form of a metal detector consists of an oscillator producing an alternating current that passes through a coil producing an alternating magnetic field...

, was caught unaware by Weston, who shot Chestnut through the back of the head at point-blank range, killing him instantly.

Officer Chestnut and fellow police officer Detective John Gibson

John Gibson (police officer)

John Michael Gibson was a United States Capitol Police detective assigned to the dignitary protection detail of Congressman Tom DeLay. Gibson was one of two people killed inside the United States Capitol during a 1998 shooting rampage.-Personal life:Gibson was a native of Boston, Massachusetts...

 were the only two people killed in the attack. A female tourist suffered minor injuries after bullets grazed her shoulder and face.

In 2000, the building housing the United States Air Force

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's 20th Security Forces Squadron at Shaw Air Force Base

Shaw Air Force Base

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, South Carolina

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 was dedicated to Chestnut, a former member of the Air Force Security Forces

Air Force Security Forces

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See also

• United States Capitol shooting incident (1998)
  United States Capitol shooting incident (1998)
  The United States Capitol shooting incident of 1998 was an attack on July 24, 1998 which led to the death of two United States Capitol Police officers. Detective John Gibson and Officer Jacob Chestnut were killed when Russell Eugene Weston Jr. entered the Capitol and opened fire...
  
  
• John Gibson
  John Gibson (police officer)
  John Michael Gibson was a United States Capitol Police detective assigned to the dignitary protection detail of Congressman Tom DeLay. Gibson was one of two people killed inside the United States Capitol during a 1998 shooting rampage.-Personal life:Gibson was a native of Boston, Massachusetts...
  
  
• Lying in repose
  Lying in repose
  Lying in repose is a term used to describe when a deceased person, often of some stature, is available for public viewing. "Lying in repose" is different from the formal honor of "lying in state", which is generally held at the principal government building of the country and often accompanied by...
  
  
• State funeral
  State funeral
  A state funeral is a public funeral ceremony, observing the strict rules of protocol, held to honor heads of state or other important people of national significance. State funerals usually include much pomp and ceremony as well as religious overtones and distinctive elements of military tradition...