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The family of the dead woman on Capitol Hill claims 10 million in damages to the police: they did not call them a halt

Remember Ashli ​​Babbitt, the woman shot dead by the police during the invasion of the US Capitol last January 6th? Now his family is demanding 10 million in damages from the Capitol police. The reason? The policeman fired without warning and without calling her a halt.

Here is the video of the tragic event

The family of the 35-year-old Trump supporter, the only person to have been killed in the January 6 uprising on the Capitol, announced plans to file a manslaughter lawsuit against the Capitol police, pointing to video footage of the shooting. in which the officer in question appears to give no warning before firing.

The United States Capitol Police are responsible for Babbitt's death, he is supported in the appeal, demanding $ 10 million in damages. “There is not even to discuss. There was no warning, ”family attorney Terry Roberts told RealClearInvestigations.

Indeed, lawyer Roberts goes further: “I would call what happened an ambush.” “I don't think (the shooter) is a good officer. I think it was reckless, ”he continued, noting that the footage of the shooting shows no reaction from anyone nearby, indicating that even those closest to the officer have not heard the warning, which therefore would never have been. given.

The lawyer for the plainclothes officer who shot Babbitt insisted that her client had verbally warned her to leave, but that her words had been muffled due to her face mask. so the blame for Ashli ​​Babbitt's death would be… Covid.

“He was yelling, 'Get back! Stay back! Don't enter here! '”Attorney Mark Schamel told RealClearInvestigation in February. Schamel called the killing of the unarmed woman "incredible heroism".

Babbitt was shot while trying to climb through a broken window in his bedroom, shot in the shoulder by a .40-caliber bullet from the officer's pistol.

Babbitt's husband, Aaron, had already filed a lawsuit against the Capitol police in June, demanding that they turn over the investigation documents, including footage, witness statements and other documents so that he could know the name of the officer he killed. his wife. In April, an attempt to get the name using the Freedom of Information Act was unsuccessful.

Some sources suggest that the killer was Lt. Michael L. Byrd, a 53-year-old veteran of the force who was serving as the commander of the House Section of the Capitol Police Chamber that day and is currently on paid administrative leave.

Biden at the time demonized the Trumpians and the former president, who was kicked out of social media. But the only victim, perhaps innocent, was one of his supporters.


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The article The family of the dead on Capitol Hill asks for 10 million damages to the police: they did not give notice of the halt comes from ScenariEconomici.it .


This is a machine translation of a post published on Scenari Economici at the URL https://scenarieconomici.it/la-famiglia-della-morta-a-capitol-hill-chiede-10-milioni-di-danni-alla-polizia-non-le-ha-intimato-lalt/ on Sat, 07 Aug 2021 07:00:06 +0000.