The U.S. Capitol Police found the fatal shooting of Ashli Babbitt during the Jan. 6 riot was lawful, and the officer, whose name will remain concealed, will not be disciplined over the deadly use of force. Babbitt, a 35-year-old California woman and U.S. Air Force veteran, was shot by a U.S. Capitol Police officer in the Speaker's Lobby on Jan. 6. At the time of the shooting, the probe found, officers "had barricaded the Speaker's Lobby with furniture before a rioter shattered the glass door." ASHLI BABBITT WAS ‘AMBUSHED’ DURING CAPITOL RIOT, FAMILY'S LAWYER SAYS"If the doors were breached, the rioters would have immediate access to the House Chambers," the U.S. Capitol Police said in a statement Monday. "As members of the mob continued to strike the glass doors, Ms. Babbitt attempted to climb through one of the doors where glass was broken out.

Source: Fox News August 23, 2021 17:36 UTC