Ashli Babbitt’s family sue police to identify officer who killed her

Among the five people killed during the 6 January storming of the US Capitol was Ashli Babbitt, an Air Force veteran and Qanon follower who was fatally shot by a US Capitol officer as she tried to climb through a shattered door deep within the building. Now, her husband is suing police in Washington to reveal the identity of the officer who pulled the trigger.

The suit, filed in a Washington DC court in early June, seeks an order from a judge for DC police to turn over the records related to its use-of-force investigation into Ms Babbitt’s death. In April, following a joint investigation between federal officials and DC police, authorities concluded that the unnamed officer had acted reasonably when shooting Ms Babbitt as a means of defending themself and members of Congress.

“The actual evidence is this: the officer shot an unarmed woman who was not an immediate threat to him or any member of Congress,’ an attorney for family, Terrell Roberts previously told CNBC. “That is inconsistent with any claim of self-defense or the defense of others, period.”