"Trump Administration Agrees to $5 Million Settlement in Ashli Babbitt Capitol Hill Shooting Case"

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"Trump Administration Agrees to $5 Million Settlement in Ashli Babbitt Capitol Hill Shooting Case"

[!CDATA[The Trump administration has agreed to pay nearly $5 million to the family of Ashli Babbitt, who was fatally shot by a Capitol Hill police officer during the U.S. Capitol riots in 2021. This settlement will resolve a $30 million federal lawsuit filed by Babbitt's estate in Washington, D.C. Babbitt, an unarmed 35-year-old Air Force veteran from San Diego, was shot by Officer Michael Byrd while attempting to climb through a shattered window of a blocked-off door leading to the Speaker's Lobby during the riots. Byrd was cleared of any wrongdoing by the U.S. Attorney's office and the Capitol Police, who stated that his actions were in self-defense and in defense of members of Congress. The settlement details are still being finalized, but the agreement marks a significant development in the case.]]