Internal probe clears officer in Capitol riot shooting
Police say an officer who shot and killed a woman during the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol as she began to climb through the broken part of a door leading into an area known as the Speakerโs Lobby acted lawfully and in line with police policy.
Videos show fatal shooting during rampage at the Capitol
Then, in one of the videos, the officers who'd been guarding the doors into the Speaker's Lobby are seen moving away from the entry. One of them raises his weapon toward the Lobby doors and then quickly lowers it. The inside of the Speaker's Lobby appears to be mostly empty at that point, and chairs have been stacked against the doors on the inside. โA sworn USCP employee discharged their service weapon, striking an adult female,โ whom Capitol Police identified as Babbitt. Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick died Thursday night from injuries suffered during the riot.
Videos show fatal shooting during rampage at the Capitol
Minutes before the shooting Wednesday, the large crowd of angry pro-Trump loyalists, one carrying an American flag, taunted several police officers officers whose backs were to the barricaded doors. Then, in one of the videos, the officers who'd been guarding the doors into the Speaker's Lobby are seen moving away from the entry. One of them raises his weapon toward the Lobby doors and then quickly lowers it. The inside of the Speaker's Lobby appears to be mostly empty at that point, and chairs have been stacked against the doors on the inside. Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick died Thursday night from injuries suffered during the riot.
Woman shot at Capitol identified, was Air Force veteran who backed Trump
Trump supporters try to break through a police barrier, Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, at the Capitol in Washington. Capitol Police on Thursday identified Babbitt, 35, as the woman who was fatally shot by an unidentified officer. No one answered the door Thursday at the business or the couple's home, a modest duplex in San Diego. Babbittโs ex-husband, Timothy McEntee, called her a โwonderful woman with a big heart and a strong mindโ in an email to The San Diego Union-Tribune. She was also member of the Air Force Reserve from 2008 to 2010 and the Air National Guard from 2010 to 2016.