WASHINGTON, DC. (THECOUNT) — Ashli Babbit, of San Diego, California, has been identified as the victim shot dead inside of the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday
Babbit, a 14-year veteran with the Air Force, was fatally shot after pro-Trump protesters charged the U.S. Capitol building Wednesday.
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The shooting occurred shortly after 3 p.m.
Her mother-in-law told reporters, “I really don’t know why she decided to do this.”
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