The general public has paid respect to a number of individuals lying in state at the Capitol , including numerous former presidents , senators , and other officials . Other Americans lying in honor include Officers Jacob Chestnut and John Gibson , the two officers killed in the 1998 shooting incident . Chestnut was the first African American ever to lie in honor in the Capitol . The public also paid respect to Rosa Parks , an icon of the civil rights movement , at the Capitol in 2005 . She was the first woman and second African American to lie in honor in the Capitol . In February 2018 , the evangelical Rev. Billy Graham became the fourth private citizen to lie in honor in the Rotunda
1998 shooting incident
1998 United States Capitol shooting incident
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