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D.C. Police: Likely ‘Not Enough Evidence’ To Charge Capitol Police Officer In Ashli Babbitt’s Death

Emily Zanotti
D.C. Police: Likely ‘Not Enough Evidence’ To Charge Capitol Police Officer In Ashli Babbitt’s Death
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Investigators looking into the shooting death of Ashli Babbitt, of one of the protesters who stormed the United States Capitol on January 6th, say they do not believe they will find enough evidence to charge a Capitol Police officer with murder, though they have yet to make an official recommendation to prosecutors.

Babbitt was one of several thousand protesters who, following a rally in support of then-President Donald Trump’s decision to challenge the results of November’s presidential election, stormed the U.S. Capitol and made entry, threatening legislators who had gathered to vote on whether to certify the Electoral College decision declaring Joe Biden the next president.

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