Ashli Babbitt's husband sues DC Police for video, name of officer who fatally shot her

The husband of Ashli Babbitt – the woman shot and killed while attempting to breach the Speaker’s Lobby during the Capitol riot – is asking a D.C. court to force police to turn over records about the officer who shot her. In a complaint filed in D.C. Superior Court last week, Aaron Babbitt, who lives in San Diego, California, claims the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department has failed to comply with the D.C. Freedom of Information Act. The complaint was filed by Terrell Roberts, an attorney with the Maryland-based law firm Roberts & Wood, which has been representing the Babbitt family. Babbitt claims in the complaint he filed a FOIA request on April 21 asking for a slew of documents relating to his wife’s death, including video footage of the incident, witness statements and “documents that identify the officer or person who shot Ashli Babbitt.” To date, the U.S. Capitol Police have not identified which of their officers fired the fatal shot.