Attorneys representing Ashli Babbitt’s family recently released a statement.
Babbitt was unarmed when she was shot and killed by a law enforcement officer at the Capitol on the day of the riots.
For some reason, the name of the officer who shot her has not been released.
Babbitt attorney’s statement appears below:
The shooting of Ashli Babbitt on January 6, 2021 by an unidentified U.S. Capitol Police Officer was an unjustified use of deadly force which violated her constitutional rights. It is clear from video footage that Ashli did not pose a danger to the officer, or any other person, when she was shot. Ashli was unarmed. She did not assault anyone. She did not threaten to harm anyone. There was no excuse for taking her life.
It is a universal law enforcement standard that a police officer should use no more force than necessary to accomplish a lawful purpose. At 5′ 2″ tall and 110 pounds, an arrest of Ashli could have been accomplished by a single trained officer with a set of handcuffs. At the time of the shooting, there were over a half-dozen police officers in close proximity to the Speaker’s door where Ashli was standing. Some of those officers had just allowed protesters access to the door by stepping aside. Other officers, dressed in full tactical gear, stood among the protesters just a few feet behind the door. Still others stood casually at the opposite end of the Speaker’s Lobby, unconcerned with the activities of Ashli and the protesters around her. All of these officers were in a position to have aided in the apprehension of Ashli if it was necessary. Given her background as a 14-year veteran of the Air Force, it is likely that Ashli would have complied with simple verbal commands, thereby making the use of any force unnecessary.
However, the officer who shot Ashli never attempted to arrest her. Nor did he call on his fellow officers to arrest her. Instead, he fired a shot into her chest. Witnesses confirm that the officer did not give Ashli a single verbal warning prior to firing. In fact, Ashli was not even aware that the officer was present, as he was located in the doorway of a room off to the side of her field of vision.
To date, the officer who shot Ashli has not been identified. Neither the Capitol Police nor any other governmental authority has given an account of the facts surrounding the shooting. There has been no official explanation or justification for the use of lethal force in this matter. This lack of transparency impedes the public scrutiny which is necessary to hold government officials accountable in a free society. It also interferes with the ability of Ashli’s family to obtain justice for their loss.
My law firm and I represent Ashli’s husband and family members. We will continue to investigate this matter. We intend to take appropriate legal action when our investigation has been completed. We call upon the Capitol Police as well as the United States Congress to make public the facts and circumstances of Ashli’s shooting.
If you have information regarding this matter, you may contact us and receive updates on Twitter at Justice for Ashli Babbitt @ForAshli. Emails can also be to the address alone.
Terrell N. Roberts, III
Roberts and Wood
Riverdale, Maryland
the murderer is a BLM member. but since Blacks are now above the law, no punishment will be brought.
Whites killing armed Blacks == murder conviction
Blacks killing unarmed Whites == awarded with Medal of Valor
B”H It seems she was guilty of one major ‘crime’ which many of us share (and in some areas we have been here before, as, when busing began in my hometown… after much effort between the two neighborhoods it was fixed) and that is to have white skin. It’s a very big problem for many humans located on this continent, especially within the USA, to tolerate those of us who fail to display brown or black skin color. But, that can be fixed. When people of peace from both sides of the skin-color divide get together and are determined to find a solution, they can set up new rules, infrastructure, and activities, that will allow peaceful interchange (not just coexistence) without homogenzing the group and forcing people of any skin color, race, or religion, to relinquish their respective customs, beliefs, cultures, and traditions. It DOES take concerted effort and a lot of good will. This is hard to come by, nowadays, as we are all dealing with a changing climate and its consequences, and not always are the scientific standards re. how that is caused, and re. how to make it easier on all people, upheld. Despite the dangers of our changing climate and the waning of the strength of earth’s magnetic field, we are obligated to try. The survival of our species is on the line, and enough lives will be claimed by events that humans cannot control, due to laws that govern the non-human components of the natural world. We can’t afford to lose even one more life through violence, or, even, negligence. On the Homo sapiens team, we need ALL our players. Ashli, may her life and contribution to humanity be publicly and forever vindicated, was stellar. I often cry since then, and don’t feel happy, because it looks like I will never get to meet her. A female 14-year Air Force Veteran, who risked her life for years to serve her country! Amazing. She would have done many more wonderful things had she lived longer.
Plus push to prosecute the unarmed Ashli Babbit….. She was murdered… plain and simple…. Not release cause I bet it was a black officer
There was some pushing and shoving going. But the cap police and the swat teams had these protestors under control. No one needed to be shot. So why did the police suddenly move out of the way? It’s in the video.
Watch this video. (https://www.nbcboston.com/news/national-international/video-shows-fatal-shooting-of-ashli-babbitt-at-u-s-capitol/2276430/).
The man who shot Ashli Babbitt is clearly seen coming into view and firing the fatal shot. He was wearing medical face mask, of course. But he was black and was pointing his weapon at the doorway for several seconds before Ashli came in through the window. There was no reason for anyone to be shot this way. The shooter was identified. There were other security people standing right near this person.
You can sue for “wrongful death” at a minimum.
These are a lot of assumptions, unfortunately thats not how the US Legal System works. She is innocent until proven guilty but the issue this discussion is asking,
Where is the Death Cert.?
I was in DC and I didnt breach the Capitol for all the reasons you mentioned, it was dangerous. There were ppl planted in the crowd that I saw shooting rubber bullets at police. I went back to my hotel. Someone in the lobby was telling the story as he said he was behind her and saw the shot to her neck, she said she was ok and shortly after collapsed.
She was breaking the law. She was someplace she was not legally allowed to be. She knew she was breaking the law and yet, she persisted. She was part of an angry mob that was trying to kill members of Congress and the Vice President in order to stop an election certification so that the guy who lost could stay in office. That cop was defending and holding the line between democracy and mob rule. Whomever was first through that door was going to die, and if anyone followed, they were going to die as well. The mob backed down once they realized that they would face consequences for their decisions. We should be grateful no one else was shot.
Seriously, storm the seat of government in any other country on earth and see how they respond.
I have not seen any evidence that Ashli was killed. As far as I can tell, it is part of the DS planned event. Actors….prove it before you lie to the public.
this takeon the videois insane. the whole scene was violent, the people hiding inside the room were terrified, Ashlli was trying to lead a charge past the armed guy, miscalculated there is no way that a young woman and some others, withher levelof aggression needed a weapon to do anything. I’ve seen the video this whole view of her is false.
Ashli was a true warrior type, who died fighting for the wrong section of the Trump cause (Qanon) and the man who pulled the triger did absolutely the right thing.
I can hoor them both. But she was breaking a log jame that would have had those people in there, as a security controller in the AF she probably knew how be dangerous unarmed, and in any case it is unlikely that a woman like her didn’t learn that stuff on her own. And not even that kind of knowhow is needed to be a clear and present danger to older, more frail and cowering not adequately defending themselves people.
We focus on the weapons someone might carry, ignoring you can BE a weapon yourself. If Pelosi or Schumer were killed or maimed it would have been a full scale martial law crackdown excuse and suspension of the constitution and Continuity of Government type stuff. Q probably represents an element that considered them expendable, too high profile as the evil they are, and useful dead.
Amazinglyk, none of you people posting here or writing this has any comprehension of violence. The video itself shows a dangerous situation escalating.
I am pro Trump but the tack of using her as a martyr is bad it is dishonest it is stupid it can backfire.
I saw the video where Alex Jones and two others were talking and one said, “do you want to make a m….” feed cut. yeah, make a martyr of her. PR value.
Bad move to borrow from the democrat dishonst playbook, now you are allying or hypnotized so the obvious terrifying situation isn’t visible to you in the video. But its obvious to anyone with a clear head.
This sort of outcry also se4rves evil by undercutting concepts of what should trigger a self defense reaction which is way undermined in law and popular thought as it is,making gun ownership irrelevant: most of what is common sense will land you in prison.
God Bless you Ashley your a true American hero! You died fighting for the right of children. I have nothing but love & respect for you and all who stand up for those unable to protect themselves.
My heart brakes for your husband, family, friends, and all who witnessed and/or affected by this senseless murder.
I watched numerous videos from every angle and you Ashley Babbitt were murdered in cold blood! You did nothing worth death! I’ll continue to pray that justice is had over your murder.
The man that killed Ashley is a coward and I hope he can’t have one minute of peace knowing he killed an American Hero!
I don’t know if the stories of the children are true, but I do know Ashley and many others believe it is. And I’m happy to know there are people who want to make this right and save innocent children.
I know Ashley is in heaven and I know God is very proud of her.
God Bless her husband, family & friends. And God Bless the innocent children and Americans who stand up for them.
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