Woman killed by U.S. Capitol siege gunfire is 35-year-old Air Force veteran, husband says
35-year-old Ashli Babbit s husband, Aaron, said videos he’s seen of the woman who was shot is his wife. Author: Associated Press Updated: 9:59 AM CST January 7, 2021
A woman was shot and killed Wednesday afternoon inside the U.S. Capitol building as Trump supporters tried to break into the House Chamber.
DC s Mayor Muriel Bowser and DC Police Chief Robert Contee III said that as the rioters tried to gain access to the House Chamber after breaking into the U.S. Capitol building, a plain-clothed US Capitol Police officer fired one shot, striking a woman. She was transported to a hospital where she was pronounced dead.
5 people died as Trump supporters rushed US Capitol; FBI asks for public s assistance
1 woman was fatally shot by DC police
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Trump supporters gather outside the Capitol, Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. As Congress prepares to affirm President-elect Joe Biden s victory, thousands of people have gathered to show their support for President Donald Trump and his claims of election fraud. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
By: Scripps National & The Associated Press
Posted at 4:10 PM, Jan 06, 2021
and last updated 2021-01-08 19:46:42-05
WASHINGTON â A woman has died after being shot during the riot at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday and three other people, a woman and two men, passed away from unrelated medical emergencies.
Ashli Babbitt, a woman shot in the chest by law enforcement inside the U.S. Capitol Wednesday when Trump supporters stormed the complex has died, NBC reported, citing multiple law enforcement officials.
Trump supporters stand on a Capitol Police armored vehicle as others take over the steps of the Capitol. ZUMAPRESS.com
At least four people have died during riots at the US Capitol on Tuesday, according to police in Washington DC.
Three people died from medical emergencies, according to law enforcement. One woman was shot by Capitol Police.
“We will not know the cause of death – we believe some type of medical emergency,” Washington DC’s Metropolitan Police Department chief Robert Contee said on Tuesday night. “The gunshot wound victim … she is the one transported from the scene to an area hospital.”
Georgia woman among dead after riot at U.S. Capitol
By Aungelique Proctor and FOX 5 Atlanta Digital Team
Published
A Kennesaw woman was one of four people killed during the riot in D.C.
WASHINGTON - One of four people who died when a mob of President Trump supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol Wednesday was a woman from Georgia, officials said.
D.C. Metropolitan Police Chief Rober Contee identified the woman as 34-year-old Rosanna Marie Boyland of Kennesaw, Georgia. He said the cause of her death was a medical emergency.
Two men also suffered medical emergencies and have died, according to Contee. Another woman, identified as 14-year Air Force veteran, Ashli Babbit, of San Diego was shot and killed during a standoff inside the Capitol between law enforcement and protesters.