Her name was Ashli Babbitt.
The 35-year-old woman, who died yesterday in a hallway on Capitol Hill, was among the pro-Trump protesters who managed to break into the US Congress to prevent Democrat Joe Biden's certification from winning.
In footage shot inside the Capitol, an undercover police officer can be seen pointing his gun at supporters of Donald Trump as they attempt to pass through windows into a long hallway.
Amidst the chaos and cries of warning, a woman with a backpack climbs onto the ledge of a door with broken windows.
The policeman immediately advances his weapon and fires.
The woman collapses on her back and holds her neck bleeding.
Around, it is panic.
Seriously injured, she will be evacuated and declared dead later in the evening.
A former serviceman of the US Air Force
"Uniformed Capitol Hill police officers confronted them and at one point one of them used his service weapon and touched it," Washington Police Chief Robert confirmed. Contee, who announced the opening of an internal investigation into this "tragic event".
Former soldier, Ashli Babbitt had made four deployments with the US Air Force.
This married woman who lived in the San Diego region in southern California, had come by plane to Washington alone to support Donald Trump who had earlier organized a giant rally in front of the Capitol, to challenge the certification of the election by Joe Biden.
On her Twitter account, she introduced herself as a "veteran and libertarian", showing her love for her country.
She had recently retweeted numerous messages from people traveling to Washington to protest at Donald Trump's call.