No criminal charges for officer who fatally shot woman during Capitol riot
Source: CBS
The Department of Justice will not bring charges against the Capitol Police officer who shot and killed an Air Force veteran as she climbed through a doorway inside the U.S. Capitol on January 6. Ashli Babbitt was killed as rioters broke into the Capitol while lawmakers inside were confirming the Electoral College results certifying Joe Biden's presidential victory.
An investigation found insufficient evidence to support criminal prosecution and determined that the officer could reasonably believe it was necessary to shoot Babbitt out of self-defense or in defense of those evacuating the House Chamber.
Babbitt, a 35-year-old from Ocean Beach California, was part of a mob that attempted to break through doors that led to the Speaker's Lobby, an area near the Chamber of the U.S. House of Representatives, where Capitol Police had been evacuating members from the House Chamber.
Multiple videos posted to social media depicted the tense scene where Babbitt was shot, as a mob used flagpoles, helmets and their own hands to smash through doors, which Capitol Police had barricaded in an effort to block the crowd from reaching the evacuating House Members.
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LetMyPeopleVote
(145,489 posts)Link to tweet
Authorities had suggested the possibility of bringing felony murder charges against rioters if Babbitts death was a foreseeable consequence of felony conduct by others, according to a person familiar with the matter. But they have since ruled out that possibility, given case law that allows such charges only in instances when an accomplice is responsible for a victims death, not a law enforcement officer.
D.C. police are required by law to identify officers involved in serious uses of force within five business days of an incident. They are also required to release video from body cameras of the officers directly involved. The law only applies to D.C. police. Capitol Police are not equipped with body cameras.
Ohioboy
(3,243 posts)I'm sure she thought Trump had her back as she was going through that window.
mobeau69
(11,156 posts)Cha
(297,522 posts)Psycho has Babbbit's blood on his hands.. Officer Brian Sicknick's too..
As well as all the Victims of the trump Virus that he Lied about for months and did everything possible to Spread it.
orangecrush
(19,611 posts)Martin68
(22,853 posts)anyone. Is that because they were white?
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Ziggysmom
(3,410 posts)"When the looting starts, the shooting starts", his declaration during the Floyd protests.
She got the Trump treatment.