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Video | The shot that silenced the Capitol

2021-01-09T01:37:51.015Z


This is the moment in which the veteran of the army Ashli ​​Babbitt is killed by a security agent of the compound


In the assault on the Capitol by hundreds of Donald Trump supporters, at least five people have died, including a policeman who was acting as security on the premises.

Another victim is Ashli ​​Babbitt, a 35-year-old army veteran who was shot in the middle of her break into Congress.

His death was filmed and circulated within hours on social networks.

In the video, recorded by Jayden X, a screaming mob is seen trying to get through a locked door.

Suddenly, a sharp noise makes them stop and a body collapses.

It's Babbitt's.

The woman, according to other images, was perched and stood out above the rest.

In the last recording in which he appears still alive, after being shot, she looks up, into space, and it seems that her breath is caught.

His neck is full of blood.

To one side, a group of armed policemen.

At the other, Trump supporters point their phones at her.

The two groups engage in a deafening shouting match.

The individuals who had stormed the Capitol rebuked the security personnel: "You did it, you shot him!", While the agents try to evacuate them from the corridors.

Ashli ​​Babbitt passed away in hospital as a result of her injuries.

The Washington DC police chief confirmed that the shot was executed by a Capitol agent and that an investigation has been launched to clarify what happened.

Source: elparis

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