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Cop Who Shot Ashli Babbitt Acted ‘Lawfully,’ ‘Saved Members From Possible Death,’ Capitol Police Says

Emily Zanotti
Cop Who Shot Ashli Babbitt Acted ‘Lawfully,’ ‘Saved Members From Possible Death,’ Capitol Police Says
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The Capitol Police officer who shot protester Ashi Babbitt was found to be acting “lawfully” and “in line with department policy” and will not face internal sanctions, the Capitol Police said Monday.

The Daily Wire reported Friday that the officer who shot Babbitt as she entered the Capitol Speaker’s Lobby through a broken window was “formally exonerated after the Capitol Police conducted an internal investigation, according to an internal document.”

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