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US Capitol Officer Cleared Of Wrongdoing In Fatal Jan. 6 Shooting - Washington DC, DC - Federal officials will not file criminal charges against the U.S. Capitol officer who fatally shot Trump supporter Ashli Babbitt on Jan. 6.
DOJ drops probe into officer who shot Capitol rioter
The death of Ashli Babbitt
Replay Video UP NEXT The Justice Department has closed its investigation into the death of Ashli Babbitt, the 35-year-old Trump supporter shot by a U.S. Capitol Police officer during the Jan. 6 riot, the agency announced in a press release Wednesday. In a release explaining the decision to close the probe, the department said officials determined there is insufficient evidence to support a criminal prosecution of the officer who shot Babbitt.MORE: We did our part : The overlooked role women played in the Capitol riot Specifically, the investigation revealed no evidence to establish that, at the time the officer fired a single shot at Ms. Babbitt, the officer did not reasonably believe that it was necessary to do so in self-defense or in defense of the Members of Congress and others evacuating the House Chamber, the release said.
Federal prosecutors will not charge a police officer who shot and killed a woman as she climbed through the broken part of a door during the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6.
No charges for police officer in Capitol riot shooting death of Air Force veteran 2 days ago The Air Force confirmed Ashli Babbitt, who was shot and killed in a riot at the Capitol on Jan. 6, served as a security forces airman. (via Twitter) WASHINGTON Federal prosecutors will not charge a police officer who shot and killed a woman as she climbed through the broken part of a door during the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. Authorities had considered for months whether criminal charges were appropriate for the Capitol Police officer who fatally shot Ashli Babbitt, a 35-year-old Air Force veteran from San Diego. The Justice Department’s decision, though expected, officially closes out the investigation.