Tag: Michael L. Byrd

Babbitt Tried to Stop Attack on Capitol Speaker’s Lobby, Video Shows

Ashli Babbitt, fatally shot at U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, desperately tried to prevent rioters from vandalizing doors leading to Speaker’s Lobby at Capitol that day

Cop Who Killed Ashli Babbitt Was Cleared of Criminal Wrongdoing Without Interview

When U.S. Capitol Police Lt. Michael Byrd went on “NBC Nightly News” to tell his side of shooting and...

Naming the Capitol Police Officer Who Killed Unarmed Jan. 6 Rioter Ashli Babbitt

Most police departments—including Washington, D.C.’s Metropolitan Police—are required to release an officer’s name within days of a fatal shooting....