No charges for police officer who shot Ashli Babbitt at Capitol riot
Josh K. Elliott 3 hrs ago
a woman wearing sunglasses driving a car: Ashli Babbitt is shown in this Feb. 24, 2020 image from her Twitter account.© Ashley Babbitt/Twitter Ashli Babbitt is shown in this Feb. 24, 2020 image from her Twitter account.
A police officer will not face charges for fatally shooting Ashli Babbitt during the U.S. Capitol attack on Jan. 6, Justice Department officials said Wednesday.
Federal prosecutors said there was not enough evidence to support criminal prosecution against the officer, who has not been publicly identified.
“The investigation revealed no evidence to establish that, at the time the officer fired a single shot at Ms. Babbitt, the officer did not reasonably believe that it was necessary to do so in self-defence or in defence of the Members of Congress and others evacuating the House Chamber,” the U.S. Attorney's Office for D.C. said in a statement.
