“Nothing will stop us….they can try and try and try but the storm is here and it is descending upon DC in less than 24 hours….dark to light!” Ashli Babbitt wrote Tuesday, a day before she and thousands of other Trump supporters took part in the siege in Washington, D.C., to try to keep the president in power. Capitol had used Twitter to amplify her views, including false allegations that November’s election was riddled with fraud. SAN DIEGO - Like President Donald Trump, the San Diego woman fatally shot by police as a mob of his supporters stormed the U.S. But go home, and go home in peace.By ELLIOT SPAGAT and AMY TAXIN | The Associated Press You've seen the way others are treated that are so bad and so evil. Trump then released a video for his supporters, saying in it: "This was a fraudulent election, but we can't play into the hands of these people. Ralph Northam to dispatch the National Guard and state troops to the Capitol. The insurrection, which earned a mild rebuke on Trump's Twitter page, forced Virginia Gov. CNN also reported that a police officer had been injured in the scuffle.
The melee inside the building, which was breached, evacuated, and rocked by flash bangs, involved an apparent armed standoff between police and rioters, both of whom were armed, as well as Trump supporters breaking into and leaving notes in lawmakers' offices. Dozens of ambulances and law-enforcement vehicles were also spotted, as were nooses. Photos from around the nation's capital showed massive crowds of people milling around, some of whom were carrying American and Trump's "Make America Great Again" flags. PBS NewsHour confirmed this, adding that the person who was struck by a bullet was not a uniformed officer. CNN later reported that a woman had been shot in the chest and was in critical condition.
Lindsay Watts, a reporter with a Fox News affiliate in Washington, DC, first said on Twitter that she'd learned from a paramedic source that one person had been shot and resuscitation efforts were underway. She was an Air Force veteran who described California's coronavirus-related stay-at-home order as "commie bulls-" and whose social media feeds revealed her staunch support for President Donald Trump and her belief in QAnon conspiracy theories. Warning: Some readers may find content in this post distressing.Ī woman died after being shot in the Capitol on Wednesday as violent and armed supporters of President Donald Trump stormed and occupied the building, law enforcement officials told NBC News and DC police told the Washington Post.Ī local TV station in San Diego, KUSI, has since reported that the woman's husband identified her as Ashli Babbitt.
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