Capitol Police Officer Who Fatally Shot Rioter Ashli Babbitt Will Not Be Disciplined

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Rioters try to break through a police barrier at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.





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Law
Officer Cleared In The Shooting Death Of Ashli Babbitt During Capitol Riot

«USCP’s Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR) determined the officer’s conduct was lawful and within Department policy, which says an officer may use deadly force only when the officer reasonably believes that action is in the defense of human life, including the officer’s own life, or in the defense of any person in immediate danger of serious physical injury.

The officer, who is not being named to protect their safety, will not face disciplinary action from the department.

The USCP decision comes after the Justice Department in April said it would not pursue charges against the officer who fatally shot Babbitt as she attempted to breach a barricaded, shattered glass door leading to the House chamber.

Since Babbitt’s death, the far right has painted the rioter as a martyr who was felled by a system intent on villainizing Trump supporters.



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