Ashli Babbitt

February 19, 2023 | Joseph M. Hanneman

Undercover DC Police Officer Pushed Protesters Toward Capitol, Climbed Over Barricade: Court Filing

Three undercover Metropolitan Police Department officers joined the march of protesters up the northwest side of the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021—including one who climbed over a barricade and pushed others toward the Capitol, and another who walked behind Ashli Babbitt and predicted that “someone will get shot,” according to newly disclosed court documents. New […]

January 7, 2023 | Mimi Nguyen Ly

Ashli Babbitt’s Mother Arrested Outside US Capitol

The mother of Ashli Babbitt—Micki Witthoeft—was detained near the U.S. Capitol on Friday afternoon and was charged with violating two Capitol traffic regulations. The detainment took place during a demonstration on the second anniversary of the death of Babbitt and three other Americans on Jan. 6, 2021. Witthoeft, 58, told The Epoch Times she was there to honor […]

June 8, 2022 | Joseph M. Hanneman

‘Insufficient Evidence’ of Excessive Force in Shooting Death of Ashli Babbitt, DOJ Report Says

Capitol Police Lt. Michael Byrd produced no reports on his fatal shooting of Ashli Babbitt and refused to give an official statement to investigators, but he agreed to a “voluntary debriefing” in which he stated if the “mob of rioters” outside the Speaker’s Lobby at the Capitol gained entry, “it wasn’t going to go well.” […]

January 20, 2022 | Steve Lance

Video Shows Babbitt Tried to Stop Vandalism in the Capitol

It has been over a year since the January 6 Capitol breach and recent frame-by-frame video analysis shows that Ashli Babbitt, who was fatally shot by Capitol police, was actually trying to stop rioters from breaking the doors and windows leading to the Speaker’s lobby.

January 16, 2022 | RealClearInvestigations

Cop Who Killed Ashli Babbitt Was Cleared of Criminal Wrongdoing Without Interview

When U.S. Capitol Police Lt. Michael Byrd went on “NBC Nightly News” to tell his side of shooting and killing unarmed Jan. 6 rioter Ashli Babbitt, he made a point to note he’d been investigated by several agencies and exonerated for his actions that day. “There’s an investigative process [and] I was cleared by the […]

August 28, 2021 | Miguel Moreno

Officer Who Killed Babbitt Identifies Himself

The Capitol police officer who killed Ashli Babbitt went public about what happened. His agency had withheld his identity, saying they did so for his safety.

August 27, 2021 | Zachary Stieber

Capitol Police Officer Who Killed Ashli Babbitt Reveals Identity in TV Interview

The U.S. Capitol Police officer who shot dead an unarmed woman inside the Capitol on Jan. 6 on Thursday defended his actions, claiming he issued verbal warnings before opening fire. Capitol Police Lt. Michael Byrd said he shot Ashli Babbitt as she tried to climb through a broken window into the Speaker’s Lobby, adjacent to the […]

August 23, 2021 | Zachary Stieber

Capitol Police Officer Who Killed Ashli Babbitt on Jan. 6 Acted Lawfully: Police

The U.S. Capitol Police officer who fatally shot a military veteran inside the Capitol building on Jan. 6 was cleared by his agency. The U.S. Capitol Police, or USCP, announced Monday that an internal probe found the officer’s conduct in shooting Ashli Babbitt was both lawful and within the agency’s policy. That policy says an […]

August 12, 2021 | RealClearInvestigations

Lawyer: Capitol Cop Who Shot Ashli Babbitt ‘Ambushed’ Her on Jan. 6 Without Warning

Kicking off the first hearing of the House Select Committee investigating the U.S. Capitol riot, Chairman Bennie Thompson, a Mississippi Democrat, promised to fully investigate “the facts of what happened on Jan. 6,” calling it “a scene of violence in the citadel of democracy.” But over the next 3½ hours, he and other Democrats, along […]

July 9, 2021 | RealClearInvestigations

Naming the Capitol Police Officer Who Killed Unarmed Jan. 6 Rioter Ashli Babbitt

Most police departments—including Washington, D.C.’s Metropolitan Police—are required to release an officer’s name within days of a fatal shooting. Not the U.S. Capitol Police, which is controlled by Congress and answers only to Congress. It can keep the public in the dark about the identity and investigation of an officer involved in a shooting indefinitely. […]

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