Cop Who Killed Ashli Babbitt Never Interviewed By Investigators, Now Back In Charge Of House Securit

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  1. Bluesguy

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    For almost a year I have asked where is the full report on this homicide. Why hasn't the public seen it. What were the statements of Byrd, what was his story, what did he tell investigators. Where are the witness statements? Where are the forensics? Communications records? Why the coverup.

    Well we know why we don't have Byrd's statement now. He never gave one. He refused to give a statement or talk to the investigators. He never invoked his 5th amendment right. He just refused. And they just let him do so, they never pressed or threaten or anything. Just said "OK you don't have to". And then declared it a lawful shooting.


    Cop Who Killed Ashli Babbitt Never Interviewed By Investigators, Now Back In Charge Of House Security
    Within four months of the shooting, Capitol Police Lt. Michael Byrd was cleared of criminal wrongdoing by the Justice Department.

    When U.S. Capitol Police Lt. Michael Byrd went on “NBC Nightly News” to tell his side of shooting and killing unarmed Jan. 6 rioter Ashli Babbitt, he made a point to note he’d been investigated by several agencies and exonerated for his actions that day.

    “There’s an investigative process [and] I was cleared by the DOJ [Department of Justice], and FBI and [the D.C.] Metropolitan Police,” he told NBC News anchor Lester Holt in August, adding that the Capitol Police also cleared him of wrongdoing and decided not to discipline or demote him for the shooting.


    Byrd then answered a series of questions by Holt about the shooting, but what he told the friendly journalist he likely never told investigators. That’s because he refused to answer their questions, according to several sources and documents reviewed by RealClearInvestigations.

    In fact, investigators cleared Byrd of wrongdoing in the shooting without actually interviewing him about the shooting or threatening him with punishment if he did not cooperate with their criminal investigation.

    “He didn’t provide any statement to [criminal] investigators and they didn’t push him to make a statement,” Babbitt family attorney Terry Roberts said in an RCI interview. “It’s astonishing how skimpy his investigative file is.”

    Roberts, who has spoken with the D.C. MPD detective assigned to the case, said the kid-glove treatment of Byrd raises suspicions the investigation was a “whitewash.” The lawyer’s account appears to be backed up by a January 2021 internal affairs report, which notes Byrd “declined to provide a statement,” D.C. MPD documents show.....
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    https://thefederalist.com/2022/01/1...-interviewed-by-investigators-now-walks-free/

    The article also notes that the Justice Department refuse to take the shooting to a grand jury. Other former investigators question how could they make their determination without talking to him. It cites several use of force experts that this shooting violated his training and procedures. Note in the Holt interview, which he gave after the investigation was over and he was no longer subject to being charged, he admits he never saw her hands or whether she was brandishing a weapon and just shot center mass. The experts pointing out there was no imminent threat to Byrd or anyone in the vicinity.

    So looks like a whitewash of an unjustified shooting by a police officer. But the left will continue to maintain it doesn't matter she just deserved it.
     
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    You're using the Federalist to document your questionable facts?
     
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    Ashli Babbit was a very troubled individual that was sadly manipulated by the big lie.
    Her death is on the hands of Trump and his minions.
     
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    That the best you got?
     
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    This isn't about anything in Babbitt's past. It has to do with that split second she was shot and killed. Do you have an comment on the subject of the OP which is officer Byrd? Why this homicide has been covered when homicide investigations are public record. Why he was allowed to not give a statement about why he pulled the trigger, what was the imminent threat he felt he needed to use lethal force to stop.

    Did you even bother to read the entire article of which I can only post the fair use amount. It makes a very good case.
     
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    That's all I need. :)
     
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    Calm down bro.
    This is a sad situation brought on by a very callous attitude of Trump and his followers.
    To blame this on the Capital Police is at the best, a misguided attempt at deflection from the true culprets of this crime.
     
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    He killed a white person.

    Dems dont care.

    People in general dont care.
     
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    Byrd did no wrong. I am glad he is back where he belongs.

    As to rightists desperately trying to make Babbit a martyr, just stop. What happened to her happened to many other Americans that rightists fully supported cops killing.

    Unfortunately for Babbits family and those that loved her, she got swept up in a cult. Cults are dangerous.
     
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    Climbing in a window with a mob and rushing a cop is a good way to get shot.
     
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    He is the only one that acted to prevent a mob of individuals attempting to prevent the Democratic process.

    Honestly, he needs to be training the rest of the Capitol police.
     
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    This isn’t true. People absolutely care, I care


    He deserves a commendation
     
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    Rather than address the issue raised by this thread you obfuscate and blame the victim. Forget your "troubled individual claims", blaming Trump etc. What are the Capital Hill Police use of force guidelines and did they support the shooting of Ms. Babbit? My expectation is you cannot answer either question or support any of your assertions with facts.
     
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    There are no questionable facts here.

    Capital police officer shot and killed an unarmed woman during the January 6th protest. He faced no charges and is currently still holding the same position.

    So I guess the only people that it's illegal for the police to kill are black people that pose real threat to their life.
     
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    Why would you denigrate the source? Why not show why you think the information is wrong?
     
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    Dems cheering irrational murder of innocent people.

    Par for the course.
     
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    Babbit was an intruder. Not exactly innocent.
     
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    If Ashli had been black involved in a protest by liberals, there would have immediately been calls for the death penalty for Byrd.
     
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    Unarmed and not violent at a protest.
     
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    The cop is supposed to know she is unarmed. He is also supposed to fire 5 warning shots to make sure she understands he means it...
     
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    Unarmed intruders are still criminals
     
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    She didn't stumble and fall off a cliff some moron shot her. Nobody else was killed that day.
     
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    She was unarmed, never cautioned by Byrd, and then shot in the face.
     
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    Protesting is not a crime
     
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    Do you perhaps happen to have a source where you could counter those of your own?
     
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