The Woman Who Was Fatally Shot at the Capitol Building Has Been Identified

#KUSINews has confirmed the identity of the woman shot and killed inside US Capitol. More info: https://t.co/xW9Ssd9bKD pic.twitter.com/DS6zjFOdDF — KUSI News (@KUSINews) January 7, 2021 Media reports are identifying the woman reportedly killed by police at the Capitol Building on Wednesday. She is Ashli Babbit , a 14-year veteran of the U.S. Air Force, according to KUSI . The San Diego news outlet paraphrased her husband as saying “says she was a strong supporter of President Trump, and was a great patriot to all who knew her.” Fox 5 DC also identified Babbit as the woman who died. BREAKING: Family confirms woman shot & killed at Capitol is Ashli Babbit. She owned a business in San Diego w/ her huband who did not come to DC. “I really dont know why she decided to do this,” her mother-in-law tells me. Police have not confirmed circumstances of shooting pic.twitter.com/OOYpNWpMLg — Lindsay Watts (@LindsayAWatts) January 7, 2021 Chief Robert J. Contee III  of D.C.’s Metropolitan Police Department did not identify the woman in a press conference Wednesday evening, or precise circumstances behind her death, and only said that she had been shot. Law enforcement sources cited by The Washington Post   said Capitol police shot and killed her. Her death comes as supporters of President Donald Trump –including Babbit–stormed the Capitol Building as POTUS continued to make unfounded and baseless claims that the 2020 presidential election was stolen from him. The hours-long unrest put Congress’ attempt to certify the electoral college results for President-elect Joe Biden  on hold. Incredible Getty photos from inside the Capitol pic.twitter.com/IN2rRcsOg5 — David Mack (@davidmackau) January 6, 2021 “I really don’t know why she decided to do this,” her mother-in-law told Fox 5 DC . Babbit owned a business in San Diego, California with her husband, she said. The husband did not go to Washington D.C., said Fox 5 DC reporter Lindsay Watts . A Twitter account attributed to Babbit–@Ashli_Babbitt –certainly showed an ardent support for the president. It also showed that she was a prolific consumer of far-right content. The final post on the Twitter account was a Wednesday morning retweet of attorney Lin Wood , which called for Vice President Mike Pence to resign and be charged with “treason” (a crime punishable by death). Wood was one of the right-wing lawyers, along with Sidney Powell , behind the so-called “Kraken” lawsuits that alleged a conspiracy to steal the election from Trump. Those lawsuits were rejected by the courts. Another retweet from two days ago amplified Juanita Broaddrick’s tweet saying the “Stop the Steal” rally on Jan. 6 would be “1776 all over again…. only bigger and better.” [Image via Samuel Corum/Getty Images] The post The Woman Who Was Fatally Shot at the Capitol Building Has Been Identified first appeared on Law & Crime .
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