Will Ashli Babbit's Family Receive Justice?

The family of Ashli Babbitt, an Air Force veteran who was fatally shot in the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021, sued the U.S. government for $30 million on Friday claiming Babbitt was “ambushed” by a police officer.

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Conservative watchdog group Judicial Watch filed the suit in California federal court on behalf of Babbitt’s estate and husband, Aaron, who is a resident of San Diego, alleging counts that included assault and battery, negligence, wrongful death and more.

The complaint particularly raises issues with the U.S. Capitol Police and then-Capitol Police Lt. Michael Byrd, the officer who shot Babbitt as she attempted to pass through a broken window of a barricaded lobby door, unarmed, during the breach that disrupted lawmakers certifying Joe Biden’s presidential victory.

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