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Ashli Babbitt (Stephanie Berman/ABC/Twitter)
Dubbed an “excellent patriot, a serious military woman, and a strong Trump supporter”, Ashli Babbitt is being mourned by her family and friends after she was shot dead during the Capitol riots. Babbitt was shot as she and dozens of other rioters tried to enter the Speaker s Lobby inside the building by smashing a door, beyond which was the chambers of the House of Representatives and several lawmakers. Amid the heated commotion and chaos, video footage captured the gunshot as she crumpled to the ground.
Clips show her yelling “Go! Go!” as two men hoist her to a smashed glass panel on the door while another man yells, “He’s got a gun!” Footage shows a Capitol Police officer firing at Babbitt, who stumbles back with blood pouring out of her mouth. Graphic visuals of the episode have been floating around on the Internet. After the disturbing incident, one question on all minds is: Who really was Ashli Babbit
Woman killed in US Capitol riots embraced Trump and QAnon
8 Jan, 2021 04:23 AM
7 minutes to read
New York Times
By: Ellen Barry, Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs and Dave Philipps Ashli Babbitt had been preparing for this day, the day when world events would turn her way. When a discouraged friend on Twitter asked last week, When do we start winning? Babbitt had an answer: Jan 6, 2021 .
Her name will now be connected to that date, and to shaky footage showing a crowd of rioters smashing glass on the door leading to the Speaker s Lobby of the Capitol.
At the front of that crowd is the small figure of Babbitt, wearing snow boots, jeans and a Trump flag wrapped around her neck like a cape.