Inside the Deadly Capitol Shooting
LAPPL News Watch
January 25, 2021
During the four-and-a-half-hour attack on the Capitol on Jan. 6,
one of the moments when the mob came closest to the lawmakers they were
pursuing took place just after 2:30 p.m.
On one side of a set of antique
wood and glass doors were dozens of lawmakers and their aides trying to
evacuate the House chamber. On the other were rioters yelling “Stop the
steal” as they hammered the panes with a flagpole, a helmet and even a
bare fist.
In between was a Capitol Police lieutenant, scrambling to
pile tables and chairs into a makeshift barricade. He had 31 rounds for
his service weapon, and he has told others that he feared he might need
them all.
At the height of the standoff, a woman named Ashli Babbitt
tried to vault through a window. The lieutenant, his weapon already
extended, pulled the trigger once, killing her in a confrontation that
was captured on video and widely viewed around the world.
At least three
investigations into the security response on Jan. 6 are underway, and
officials have not provided the full details of Ms. Babbitt’s death. But
videos taken of the episode, legal documents and witness accounts point
to a dire set of circumstances and an officer left to confront a mob.
3 comments:
She was a traitor. She got exactly what she deserved.
When you break into a federal reservation where you know there are both protected individuals and a fair number of well trained armed protective service people you are taking a serious chance. She rolled the dice. She lost.
I pulled up on police shooting once and one officer said, "It's looks like a good shoot." I replied, "There's no such thing."
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