Who shot Ashli Babbitt, the woman who died at the Capitol?
ASHLI Babbitt was a Donald Trump supporter who was gunned down in Washington DC.
The 35-year-old Air Force veteran had been with others who stormed the Capitol building on January 6 when she shot.
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Who shot Ashli Babbitt?
Police say Babbitt was shot by a plain-clothed officer on January 6 as she and other protesters stormed the Capitol building.
She was part of a march looking to disrupt the formal confirmation of Joe Biden's win in the presidential election.
What happened in the shooting?
Babbitt was shot in the chest during the mayhem inside the Capitol on January 6, 2021.
In the confusion inside, a shot rang out and Ms Babbit was seen to collapse to the ground, footage posted to Twitter shows.
Police said she was shot after breaching the building and attempting to enter the House chamber.
A fellow Trump supporter, who witnessed Babbitt, told WUSA 9: "A number of police and secret service were saying 'get back, get down, get out of the way'.
"She didn't heed the call and as we kind of raced up to grab people and pull them back they shot her in the neck and she fell back on me.
"And she started to say 'it's fine, it's cool' and then she started kinda moving weird and blood was coming out of her mouth and neck and nose and I don't know if she's alive or dead any more."
He added: "I'm not injured… it could have been me, but she went in first."
Will the shooter face charges?
The shooting is being investigated by the force's internal affairs unit, which is responsible for investigating deaths involving officers.
They have not been charged with anything as of January 7.
The shooter has not been identified.
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