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2024 Republican hopefuls rush to defend Marine who put NYC subway rider in fatal chokehold
Read full article: 2024 Republican hopefuls rush to defend Marine who put NYC subway rider in fatal chokeholdRepublican presidential hopefuls have rushed to support Daniel Penny, a white U.S. Marine veteran who was caught on video pinning an agitated Black subway passenger to the floor in a fatal chokehold.
Ashli Babbitt a martyr? Her past tells a more complex story
Read full article: Ashli Babbitt a martyr? Her past tells a more complex storyFormer President Donald Trump and his supporters have sought to portray the woman who was shot by a police officer during the Jan. 6 Capitol riot as a righteous martyr who was unjustly killed.
Fence returning to Capitol amid 'online chatter' about rally
Read full article: Fence returning to Capitol amid 'online chatter' about rallyCongressional security officials have approved the reinstallation of a temporary fence around the Capitol as they prepare for a Saturday rally in defense of the insurrectionists who stormed the building on Jan. 6.
‘He shot and killed an unarmed person’: Rep. Troy Nehls questions Capitol police officer’s actions in Jan. 6 shooting
Read full article: ‘He shot and killed an unarmed person’: Rep. Troy Nehls questions Capitol police officer’s actions in Jan. 6 shootingNehls said the shooting should be investigated and brought to a grand jury. He also added that he's taking a deep dive into the events that unfolded on Jan. 6.
Internal probe clears officer in Capitol riot shooting
Read full article: Internal probe clears officer in Capitol riot shootingPolice say an officer who shot and killed a woman during the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol as she began to climb through the broken part of a door leading into an area known as the Speaker’s Lobby acted lawfully and in line with police policy.
Prosecutors: No charges for officer in Capitol riot shooting
Read full article: Prosecutors: No charges for officer in Capitol riot shootingFederal prosecutors won’t charge a police officer who shot and killed a woman as she climbed through the broken part of a door during the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6.
Videos show fatal shooting during rampage at the Capitol
Read full article: Videos show fatal shooting during rampage at the CapitolThen, in one of the videos, the officers who'd been guarding the doors into the Speaker's Lobby are seen moving away from the entry. One of them raises his weapon toward the Lobby doors and then quickly lowers it. The inside of the Speaker's Lobby appears to be mostly empty at that point, and chairs have been stacked against the doors on the inside. “A sworn USCP employee discharged their service weapon, striking an adult female,” whom Capitol Police identified as Babbitt. Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick died Thursday night from injuries suffered during the riot.
Videos show fatal shooting during rampage at the Capitol
Read full article: Videos show fatal shooting during rampage at the CapitolMinutes before the shooting Wednesday, the large crowd of angry pro-Trump loyalists, one carrying an American flag, taunted several police officers officers whose backs were to the barricaded doors. Then, in one of the videos, the officers who'd been guarding the doors into the Speaker's Lobby are seen moving away from the entry. One of them raises his weapon toward the Lobby doors and then quickly lowers it. The inside of the Speaker's Lobby appears to be mostly empty at that point, and chairs have been stacked against the doors on the inside. Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick died Thursday night from injuries suffered during the riot.
Woman shot at Capitol identified, was Air Force veteran who backed Trump
Read full article: Woman shot at Capitol identified, was Air Force veteran who backed TrumpTrump supporters try to break through a police barrier, Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, at the Capitol in Washington. Capitol Police on Thursday identified Babbitt, 35, as the woman who was fatally shot by an unidentified officer. No one answered the door Thursday at the business or the couple's home, a modest duplex in San Diego. Babbitt’s ex-husband, Timothy McEntee, called her a “wonderful woman with a big heart and a strong mind” in an email to The San Diego Union-Tribune. She was also member of the Air Force Reserve from 2008 to 2010 and the Air National Guard from 2010 to 2016.