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Family of woman shot during Capitol riot to file $10M wrongful death suit, report says


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2021 Apr 30, 6:00pm   704 views  2 comments

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WASHINGTON — The family of Ashli Babbitt, the California woman fatally shot during the January 6 Capitol riot, plans to file a multi-million wrongful death lawsuit against the United States Capitol Police, according to reports.

Terrell Roberts III, an attorney with the Riverdale Park, Maryland-based Roberts & Wood, told Newsweek and CNBC on Thursday that the Babbitt family was planning to sue the department and the officer who shot her for at least $10 million over the death of the 35-year-old Air Force veteran. Roberts & Wood confirmed to WUSA9 Friday afternoon that the law firm was working with the Babbitt family, but would not comment over the phone about whether a lawsuit was in the works.

According to family members, Babitt was “fanatical” about loving her country and trying to get former President Donald Trump reelected. Her uncle said she came to D.C. on January 6 because she “thought she could influence whatever was happening in Washington that day.”

Video captured during the Capitol riot showed Babbitt among the mob trying to breaking into the Speaker’s Lobby outside the U.S. House of Representatives. She was shot in the shoulder by a Capitol Police officer when she attempted to climb through a broken window to an area where police had barricaded themselves. She was pronounced dead a short time later.

Earlier this month, the Justice Department announced it would not pursue charges against the officer who shot Babbitt, saying there was insufficient evidence to support a criminal prosecution.

“Specifically, the investigation revealed no evidence to establish that, at the time the officer fired a single shot at Ms. Babbitt, the officer did not reasonably believe that it was necessary to do so in self-defense or in defense of the Members of Congress and others evacuating the House Chamber,” the Justice Department said.

In a statement on April 14, Roberts pushed back on the Justice Department's decision, saying it "plainly glosses over" the facts.

"The actual evidence is this: The officer show an unarmed woman who was not an immediate threat to him or any Member of Congress," Roberts said. "That is inconsistent with any claim of self-defense or the defense of others, period."

Roberts said at the time the decision did not dissuade the family from its goal of "ultimately vindicating Ashli Babbitt's constitutional rights in the civil arena."

The law firm's website says Roberts has "special expertise" in the field of police misconduct and civil rights litigation. Roberts previously represented the family of Prince Jones, a Howard University student who was killed in 2000 by an undercover Prince George's County police detective. In 2006, a civil jury awarded $2.5 million in damages to Jones' daughter, then 7 years old, for her father's wrongful death.



https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/national/capitol-riots/family-of-ashli-babbitt-qanon-adherent-woman-shot-during-capitol-riot-plans-10m-lawsuit-go-fund-me/65-2719f8c2-0d5c-4a0e-a60c-3cbff754b659

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1   ChauvinsKnee   2021 Apr 30, 6:01pm  

Defund the Capitol police!
2   Patrick   2021 Apr 30, 6:22pm  

ChauvinsKnee says
Defund the Capitol police!


Why don't we hear this from BLM or Pantyfa?

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