Slain Trump’s Supporter Travelled From San Diego For Capitol Invasion

A rioter who was fatally shot on Wednesday by U.S. Capitol Police when a violent mob loyal to President Donald Trump stormed the U.S. Capitol has been identified as a San Diego woman.

Thirty-five-year-old Ocean Beach resident, Ashli Babbitt, was in Washington D.C., protesting Trump’s election defeat, according to her brother-in-law, Justin Jackson.

Jackson said he has been in contact with Washington, D.C., Metro Police Department, but said they didn’t tell him exactly what happened and said he doesn’t know what would have warranted the shooting.

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“Ashli was both loyal as well as extremely passionate about what she believed in. She loved this country and felt honored to have served in our Armed Forces. Please keep her family in your thoughts and respect their privacy during this time,” Jackson told NBC 7.

The chief of D.C. Metro Police said the department’s Internal Affairs Unit is investigating the shooting.

A tweet apparently sent by Babbitt on Tuesday alluded to Wednesday’s protest, saying in part, “the storm is here and it is descending upon DC in less than 24 hours.”

Babbitt was an Air Force veteran who served on multiple tours in the Middle East. Her Twitter feed includes several pro-Trump posts and pictures of her at local pro-Trump rallies.

Violent protesters loyal to Trump stormed the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday and forced lawmakers into hiding, in a stunning attempt to overturn America’s presidential election, undercut the nation’s democracy and keep Democrat Joe Biden from replacing Trump in the White House.