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’s mother arrested during Jan. 6 demonstration
Read full article: Ashli Babbitt’s mother arrested during Jan. 6 demonstrationPolice say the mother of Ashli Babbitt, the woman fatally shot by police inside the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6, 2021, riot, has been arrested in Washington after refusing to get out of the street during a demonstration on the two year anniversary.
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.
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.
The Latest: Hearing on Capitol riot wraps; little new info
Read full article: The Latest: Hearing on Capitol riot wraps; little new infoA House hearing on the federal response to the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection has concluded after more than five hours of testimony that exposed stark partisan divisions.
Feds won’t charge officer who killed woman in US Capitol riot shooting
Read full article: Feds won’t charge officer who killed woman in US 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 fatally shot at Capitol echoed Trump on social media
Read full article: Woman fatally shot at Capitol echoed Trump on social mediaBabbitt was fatally shot by an employee of the Capitol Police inside the U.S. Capitol building in Washington on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, while the rioters were moving toward the House chamber. Capitol Police on Thursday identified Babbitt, 35, as the woman who was fatally shot by an unidentified officer. “Mask Free Autonomous Zone Better Known as America," read a large sign on the front door of a pool service business she ran with her husband in Spring Valley, near San Diego. 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.