There will be no charges against the U.S. Capitol police officer who shot and killed an unarmed woman who was climbing through a broken window in the Capitol during the January 6th riot. She was shot at point-blank range. It looked like she presented no threat, although his lawyer said he was afraid there could be a bomb in her backpack.
“Officials examined video footage posted on social media, statements from the officer involved and other officers and witnesses to the events, physical evidence from the scene of the shooting, and the results of an autopsy,” the DOJ said in a statement.
“Based on that investigation, officials determined that there is insufficient evidence to support a criminal prosecution.”
The officer remains unidentified in the public sphere.
Terrell Roberts, an attorney for the family, told The Epoch Times that the decision was “baffling.”
“I find it to be baffling given the circumstances that it’s a clear case of shooting unarmed person without any legal justification, but I have no idea what went into their decision,” Roberts said.
The family plans to move forward with a lawsuit against the officer for an excessive use of force.
Babbitt’s death was caused by the gunshot, which hit her left shoulder, the District of Columbia Office of the Chief Medical Examiner ruled last week. The manner of death was homicide.
This was handled very differently from the way Daunte Wright’s death is treated.
The shooting, very graphic:
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He shot a Trump supporter so it doesn’t matter. Maybe Trump supporters should do like BLM supporters and Burn-Loot-and Murder. Oh that’s right, we are more civilized than those jungle baboons.
Without proof the officer shot a person on HIS belief that he thought there may have been a bomb, shot her at point blank range with nothing in her hands. There was no bomb, he shot and killed an innocent person simply by panicking and firing his gun. He should be charged with murder as she was un-armed.
This action of not charging the person who shot her is scape goating the situation as well as protecting the guilty. The sad fact is they will always blame Trump supporters even though there is evidence showing Antifa and BLM were there, changing into Trump hats with signs. The democrats are just evil.
The video clearly shows, for just a moment, a black man in a suit(not a uniform) with his arm raised pointing his pistol and firing (you need to “freeze” the video and incrementally advance the footage)
We have only the MSM’s statement that the purp was captol police! What if he wasn’t? If you don’t Id him how can you tell?
This glaring injustice will now be forgotten if left to the powers that be, DON’T FORGET ASHLY !
You are correct. First he was a capital cop then he was security for a senator then he was back to being a capital cop. He looks like a planted ‘spook’ to me. This was a ‘sheep shute’ with capital cops all in with the protesters and in plain sight and right there trailing her to the ambush site. All set up to set the narrative of a bloody insurrection by the unruly gun toting conservative white people! There is only one way we America will every be in charge of our government again and it rhymes with 1776.
Where are the ‘secret probes’ of conservatives being shot and killed? All of those investigations are plastered all over the air waves, and the officers get doxxed, and require 24/7 security.
Switch the races between shooter and victim and watch the fireworks. Disgusting what has become of this country.