Woman Shot Dead as Mob Overran Capitol ID’ed as Air Force Vet
The woman shot dead as a mob of President Donald Trump’s supporters violently stormed the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday has been identified by her family as an Air Force vet who was an outspoken supporter of Trump.
Local San Diego news outlet KUSI named the woman as Ashli Babbit, a San Diego resident who is said to have served 14 years in the military. Her husband, who was not identified by name in the report, described her as an avid Trump supporter. The two are said to own a business together in San Diego, though he did not travel with her to D.C.
“I really don’t know why she decided to do this,” Babbit’s mother-in-law was quoted as telling Fox 5 DC.
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