Who was Ashli Babbitt?
ASHLI Babbitt was a victim of the Capitol insurrection on January 6 after rioters took to protest President-elect Joe Biden's certification.
The 35-year-old Trump supporter reportedly filmed herself marching to the mayhem moments before she was killed.
Who was Ashli Babbitt?
Babbitt was an Air Force vet with 14 years in the service, during which she did four tours of duty.
She was a high-level security official throughout her time in service.
Her mother-in-law Robin Babbitt, told : “I’m numb. I’m devastated.
"Nobody from DC notified my son and we found out on TV."
She added: “She is a Trump supporter.”
How did Ashli Babbitt die at Capitol Building?
during the on January 6, 2021.
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Video footage captured the sound of the gunshot and showed the woman crumpling to the floor from multiple angles.
She was reportedly shot by Police.
On Wednesday, July 7, former President Trump claimed at a press conference that he knows who shot Babbitt.
Trump told the press: "People are being treated unbelievably unfairly when you look at people in prison, and nothing happens to antifa, and they burn down cities and killed people.
"There were no guns in the Capitol ... except for the gun that shot Ashli Babbitt, and nobody knows who that man were [sic]."
"If that were the opposite way, that man would be all over — he would be the most well-known — and I believe I can say 'man' because I believe I know exactly who it is — but he would be the most well-known person in this country, in the world."
Who shot Ashli Babbitt?
On August 26, 2021, the veteran US Capitol Police officer who killed Babbitt spoke publicly for the first time following the incident.
The officer has been identified as Lt. Michael Byrd, a Washington native who has been in law enforcement for 28 years.
"I know that day I saved countless lives," Byrd said in an interview with NBC News. "I know members of Congress, as well as my fellow officers and staff, were in jeopardy and in serious danger. And that's my job."
The interview comes just three days after the U.S. Capitol Police Department announced they would not discipline the officer.
"I tried to wait as long as I could," Byrd continued. "I hoped and prayed no one tried to enter through those doors. But their failure to comply required me to take the appropriate action to save the lives of members of Congress and myself and my fellow officers."
When asked about the Republicans who've criticized him, Byrd responded, "I hope they understand I did my job."
What did she say before the protests?
After President addressed his followers on , Babbitt reportedly filmed herself moments before the mayhem.
Draped in a Trump flag, and boasted that she was part of the mob marching to the Capitol.
She claimed there were more than three million rioters marching alongside her in
The day before she died, Babbitt tweeted: "Nothing will stop us…. they can try and try and try but the storm is here and it is descending upon DC in less than 24 hours….dark to light."
Babbitt, who used the Twitter handle CommonAshSense, also retweeted — a few hours ahead of her and other Trump supporters storming the Capitol — a ";MUST BE DONE LIST before Congress meets today."
On January 5, Babbitt retweeted TV footage of a pro-Trump crowd massing in DC ahead of the January 6 riots over the .
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Was she married?
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She was married to husband Aaron and lived near San Diego.
Her , and was a great patriot to all who knew her, reported.