Killing of Ashli Babbitt

Killing of Ashli Babbitt
Part of the law enforcement response to the January 6 United States Capitol attack
DateJanuary 6, 2021
Time2:44 pm (UTC-5)
LocationUnited States Capitol, Washington, D.C., U.S.
Coordinates38°53′23″N 77°00′40″W / 38.88972°N 77.01111°W / 38.88972; -77.01111
TypeKilling by a law enforcement officer
CauseDeadly force used by officer guarding members of Congress from the Capitol insurrection rioters
ParticipantsMichael Byrd

On January 6, 2021, Ashli Babbitt was fatally shot during the attack on the United States Capitol.[1][2][3] She was part of a crowd of supporters of then U.S. president Donald Trump who breached the United States Capitol building seeking to overturn his defeat in the 2020 presidential election.[4][5][6]

Babbitt's attempt to climb through a shattered window beside a barricaded door into the Speaker's Lobby was thwarted when she was shot in the left shoulder by a United States Capitol Police (USCP) officer.[7][8][9][10] After a USCP emergency response team administered aid, Babbitt was transported to Washington Hospital Center, where she died.[11][12] The USCP deemed the shooting was "lawful and within Department policy" and "potentially saved Members (of Congress) and staff from serious injury and possible death".[13][14]

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  2. ^ Wise, Alana (August 23, 2021). "Capitol Police Officer Who Fatally Shot Rioter Ashli Babbitt Will Not Be Disciplined". NPR.
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  4. ^ "Opinion | Jan. 6 Was Worse Than We Knew". The New York Times. October 2, 2021. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on December 28, 2021. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
  5. ^ Lucas, Ryan (January 6, 2022). "Where the Jan. 6 insurrection investigation stands, one year later". NPR.org. Retrieved January 7, 2022.
  6. ^ Lozada, Carlos (October 8, 2021). "Adam Schiff points to a second insurrection – by members of Congress themselves – In his memoir ["Midnight In Washington: How We Almost Lost Our Democracy and Still Could"], the House Intelligence Committee chair argues America barely passed Trump's "stress test" of American democracy". The Washington Post. Retrieved October 9, 2021.
  7. ^ Swaine, Jon; Bennett, Dalton; Lee, Joyce Sohyun; Kelly, Meg (January 8, 2021). "Video shows fatal shooting of Ashli Babbitt in the Capitol". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on January 8, 2021. Retrieved June 17, 2021.
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  9. ^ Beckett, Lois; Ho, Vivian (January 9, 2021). "'She was deep into it': Ashli Babbitt, killed in Capitol riot, was devoted conspiracy theorist". The Guardian. Archived from the original on January 9, 2021.
  10. ^ Adams, Cheryle (April 7, 2021). "Medical examiner's statement" (PDF). Judicial Watch. Retrieved January 29, 2023.
  11. ^ "Capitol Police officer who fatally shot Ashli Babbitt formally exonerated". FOX 5 DC. August 20, 2021. Retrieved January 9, 2024.
  12. ^ "Ashli Babbitt: The US veteran shot dead breaking into the Capitol". BBC. January 8, 2021. Retrieved February 1, 2022.
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