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Michael Byrd Shooting Incident January 6, 2021

The incident where Lieutenant Michael Byrd shot Ashli Babbitt during the January 6, 2021, storming of the United States Capitol.

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Jan 8, 2026
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What specific details did Lt. Michael Byrd provide in his January 6 testimony?

Lieutenant Michael Byrd publicly described aiming at and firing one shot through a broken window into the Speaker’s Lobby on January 6, 2021, saying officers had barricaded the House doors and that th...

Jan 12, 2026

are the actions of ICE officer in minnesota be similar as michael byrd on January 6th

There is ample, contemporaneous reporting on the ICE shooting in Minneapolis — which includes a 47‑second cellphone video published by Alpha News and reposted by DHS showing the officer’s perspective ...