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Ashli Babbitt was fatally shot on January 6, 2021, and the subsequent investigation and settlement
The officer who shot Ashli Babbitt was later identified as Lieutenant Michael Byrd of the U.S. Capitol Police, and subsequent official probes concluded his use of force was lawful and within departmen...
Three official probes reached the same operational conclusion: the shooting of Ashli Babbitt by a U.S. Capitol Police officer was not the basis for criminal charges and was found to be lawful under de...
Ashli Babbitt was part of a crowd that forcefully breached the U.S. Capitol and attempted to push through a barricaded door leading to the Speaker’s Lobby; investigators and the U.S. Capitol Police co...
The available official investigations and reporting show that Ashli Babbitt entered the U.S. Capitol as part of a crowd that forced its way past police barriers and into the building on January 6, 202...
Ashli Babbitt’s killing has had a disproportionate symbolic and political impact on the January 6 inquiry even as it produced no criminal prosecution of the officer involved and did not materially alt...
Media coverage and organized social campaigns that sought to identify the officer who shot Ashli Babbitt magnified threats against Lt. Michael Byrd and reshaped public perceptions of January 6 by turn...