Police Lieutenant Who Killed January 6 Capitol Protester Ashli Babbitt Finally Identified

For more than seven months, the U.S. Capitol Police officer who shot and killed Ashli Babbitt, an unarmed protester climbing through a broken window in a hallway of the U.S. Capitol on January 6, has remained anonymous.

Though his name was known to U.S. Capitol Police, congressional staffers and federal investigations, no one would divulge it. The secrecy fueled months of online speculation. . .

Roberts told Zenger Wednesday night that the shooter was “Lieutenant Michael Leroy Byrd.” . . .

Byrd is a controversial figure with a record of mishandling firearms, including once leaving a loaded pistol in a Congressional Visitor Center bathroom. Roberts said Byrd’s decision to fire his weapon on January 6 indicated his unfitness for duty. (Read more from “Police Lieutenant Who Killed January 6 Capitol Protester Ashli Babbitt Finally Identified” HERE)

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