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U.S. Capitol Police to Be Sued for $10 Million for Killing Unarmed Rioter
By David Martosko, Zenger News
On 4/29/21 at 10:03 AM EDT
The family of Ashli Babbitt the only person shot during the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol plans to sue the U.S. Capitol Police department, and the officer who shot her, for at least $10 million, their attorney said.
The civil suit will follow a decision by federal prosecutors not to seek criminal charges against a plainclothes police lieutenant whose single shot killed Babbitt, who was unarmed.
Babbitt, a decorated U.S. Air Force Gulf War veteran, was struck in the shoulder while attempting to illegally enter the Speaker s Lobby, an area near to the House floor, through a smashed window beside a barricaded door. It is unclear whether she heard shouted warnings over the crowd around her before she climbed within view of the lieutenant, who drew his gun and fired. Smartphone video shows Babbitt being struck in the shoulder and falling back onto
Brandon Scott Chandler
WILLIAMSBURG U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Brandon Scott Chandler, 36, passed away Wednesday, March 24, 2021. A native of Corsicana, Texas, he and his family had recently relocated to Williamsburg.
Brandon worked as an MQ-9 evaluator for the U.S. Air Force and held the following decorations: Meritorious Service Medal, Aerial Achievement Medal, Air Force Commendation Medal, Air Force Achievement Medal, Meritorious Unit Award, Air Force Outstanding Unit Award, Combat Readiness Medal, Air Force Good Conduct Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Afghanistan Campaign Medal, Global War on Terrorism Medal, Air Force Expeditionary Service Ribbon with Gold Border, Air Force Longevity Service, USAF NCO Professional Military Education Graduate Ribbon, Air Force Training Ribbon and the NATO Medal.
Details from the officer s account of the fatal shooting were revealed on Sunday
The unnamed cop who fired the deadly shot claims to have not known there were three cops guarding the door and to have only seen the crowd advancing
Footage shows the cops guarding the door had no visible shields or riot gear
The officer, who was put on leave pending an investigation, also claims he did not know a back up tactical team was on its was to help clear out the rioters
Footage then shows the cops guarding the door appear to make way for back up
EXCLUSIVE: Dead MAGA rioter Ashli Babbitt and her Marine husband were in a THROUPLE with live-in 29-year-old bartender who is sticking by the widower s side as he mourns his wife s Capitol shooting death
Trump supporter and Air Force vet Ashli Babbitt, 35, was shot dead by Capitol Hill police in last week s riot
DailyMail.com can reveal that Ashli and her ex-Marine husband Aaron were in a three-way relationship with a 29-year-old bartender
Ashli s brother confirmed that their girlfriend Kayla Joyce lived with the married couple in San Diego
Kayla is sticking by Aaron s side and consoling him as he mourns his wife s death