Killing of Ashli Babbitt
| Part of the law enforcement response to the January 6 United States Capitol attack | |
Babbitt prior to the January 6 United States Capitol attack | |
| Date | January 6, 2021 |
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| Time | 2:44 pm (UTC-5) |
| Location | United States Capitol, Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Coordinates | 38°53′23″N 77°00′40″W / 38.88972°N 77.01111°W |
| Type | Killing by a law enforcement officer |
| Cause | Deadly force used by officer guarding members of Congress from the Capitol insurrection rioters |
| Participants | Michael Byrd |
| January 6 United States Capitol attack |
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| Timeline • Planning |
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On January 6, 2021, Ashli Babbitt was fatally shot during the attack on the United States Capitol. She was part of a crowd of supporters of then outgoing U.S. president Donald Trump who stormed the United States Capitol building seeking to overturn his defeat in the 2020 presidential election.
Despite multiple warnings not to proceed, Babbitt attempted to climb through a shattered window beside a barricaded door into the Speaker's Lobby and was thwarted when she was shot in the shoulder by a United States Capitol Police (USCP) officer. After a USCP emergency response team administered aid, Babbitt was transported to Washington Hospital Center, where she died. The USCP deemed the shooting was "lawful and within Department policy" and "potentially saved Members (of Congress) and staff from serious injury and possible death". Babbitt has been considered a martyr by Donald Trump supporters, and by President Trump as well.