Capitol Officer Who Shot Ashli Babbitt Will Not Face Disciplinary Action

The U.S. Capitol Police Department announced that the officer who fatally shot Ashli Babbitt would not face disciplinary action. Babbitt was shot and killed during the January 6th riot, in which a group of Trump supporters stormed the Capitol Building during a joint session of congress.

The Capitol Police said that the officer acted within the department's policy when he discharged his firearm.

"USCP's Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR) determined the officer's conduct was lawful and within Department policy, which says an officer may use deadly force only when the officer reasonably believes that action is in the defense of human life, including the officer's own life, or in the defense of any person in immediate danger of serious physical injury," the department said in a statement.

The agency said it would not identify the officer who shot Babbitt, citing "numerous credible and specific threats" against him and his family.

In April, the Justice Department concluded an investigation into the shooting and said that the officer would not be charged over Babbitt's death.

Babbitt, a 35-year-old from San Diego, was shot as a mob of people tried to force their way through two doors inside the Capitol Building. She was attempting to crawl through a broken glass pane on one of the doors when the officer fired a single shot, striking her in the shoulder.