Capitol Police Officer Who Shot Ashli Babbitt To Speak Out In Interview

The law enforcement official who shot Ashli Babbitt, the election certification protester who tried to enter the Speaker’s Lobby of the U.S. Capitol during the January 6 riot, will speak publicly for the first time in an NBC News interview late airing late Thursday. 

Babbitt, 35, was fatally shot during the Capitol Hill unrest, and until now, the U.S. Capitol Police Officer who shot her has not been publicly identified. But the officer’s identity will be revealed during the Thursday interview, according to an announcement from NBC News.