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Settlement in the works over Jan. 6 shooting death of San Diego Air Force veteran: report

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — The family of Ashli Babbitt, the San Diego woman fatally shot during the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol riot, has reached a preliminary agreement to settle a wrongful death lawsuit against the federal government. That’s according to an Associated Press report released on Friday that cited attorneys involved with the case.

Lawyers for Babbitt’s estate and the U.S. Department of Justice reportedly informed a federal judge in Washington, D.C., that a settlement has been reached “in principle.” However, they noted that specific terms are still being finalized, and no agreement has been formally signed. The financial details of the settlement have not been publicly disclosed at this time.

Babbitt’s estate filed the $30 million lawsuit after her death, alleging that she was wrongfully killed by a Capitol Police lieutenant as she tried to climb through a broken window near the Speaker’s Lobby inside the U.S. Capitol.

At the time of the incident, Babbitt, a 35-year-old Air Force veteran from San Diego, was unarmed. As reported by AP, the officer who shot her was not in uniform and was later cleared of any wrongdoing by both the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia and the Capitol Police, who found that he acted in defense of lawmakers and others present.

Despite these findings, the lawsuit claims the officer failed to issue any verbal warnings or attempt to de-escalate the situation before opening fire. It also accuses the Capitol Police of negligence, stating they should have known the officer was “prone to behave in a dangerous or otherwise incompetent manner.” The suit maintains that Babbitt “posed no threat to the safety of anyone.”

In a televised interview, the officer said he viewed the shooting as a “last resort” and had no way of knowing whether the person attempting to breach the barricade was armed.

As of Friday, Capitol Police officials and representatives for Babbitt’s estate had not responded to AP’s requests for comment.

hawkfan8812 wrote: ↑Tue May 20, 2025 3:36 pm Where is the update?

Biker wrote: ↑Tue May 06, 2025 5:12 pm Now its time that POS cop faces justice

the officer who shot her was not in uniform and was later cleared of any wrongdoing by both the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia and the Capitol Police, who found that he acted in defense of lawmakers and others present.

Reservoir Dog wrote: ↑Tue May 20, 2025 11:55 pm

Biker wrote: ↑Tue May 06, 2025 5:12 pm Now its time that POS cop faces justice

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the officer who shot her was not in uniform and was later cleared of any wrongdoing by both the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia and the Capitol Police, who found that he acted in defense of lawmakers and others present.