{"id":584553,"date":"2021-07-06T20:20:57","date_gmt":"2021-07-07T00:20:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=584553"},"modified":"2021-07-06T20:20:59","modified_gmt":"2021-07-07T00:20:59","slug":"reports-suggest-possible-identity-of-ashli-babbitt-killer-as-lt-mike-byrd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/reports-suggest-possible-identity-of-ashli-babbitt-killer-as-lt-mike-byrd\/","title":{"rendered":"Reports suggest possible identity of Ashli Babbitt killer as Lt. Mike Byrd"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Freports-suggest-possible-identity-of-ashli-babbitt-killer-as-lt-mike-byrd%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=584553&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div id=\"attachment_2448268\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2448268\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The U.S. Capitol is seen behind security fencing on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo\/Carolyn Kaster)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h5>OAN Newsroom<br \/>UPDATED 5:10 PM PT \u2013 Tuesday, July 6, 2021<\/h5>\n<p>The identity of the suspected Capitol police officer who fatally shot Ashli Babbitt on January 6 has been named by Babbitt\u2019s family attorney. During an interview on Fox last month, attorney Terrell Roberts said he believed the shooter was the same officer who left his loaded handgun in a public restroom on Capitol Hill back in 2019. Reports identified that officer as Lt. Michael Byrd.<\/p>\n<p>Reports have connected the dots with Officer Byrd\u2019s track record of reckless handling of firearms and suggested he was likely the one responsible for killing Ashli Babbitt. Byrd was also mentioned as being at the scene of the shooting during separate testimony from the Capitol Sergeant at Arms Timothy Blodgett.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">In case you&#8217;re wondering how Paul Gosar is commemorating the sixth month anniversary of the attack on the Capitol <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wBlimE3xvO\">pic.twitter.com\/wBlimE3xvO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ben Jacobs (@Bencjacobs) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Bencjacobs\/status\/1412449513126645761?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 6, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cWe were in close contact, that situation where officer Byrd was at the door when Ms. Babbitt was shot,\u201d he explained. \u201cIt was our Sergeant at Arms employee who rendered the aid to her.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While the officer has not officially been identified as the shooter, Capitol police did release a statement in his defense, saying \u201cthe lieutenant did not know if protesters were armed\u201d and he \u201cbelieved his life was in danger.\u201d Subsequent investigations found January 6 protesters were unarmed.<\/p>\n<h4>MORE NEWS:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/democrat-rep-speier-urges-joe-biden-to-respond-to-russian-cyberattacks-more-swiftly\/\">Democrat Rep. Speier Urges Joe Biden To Respond To Russian Cyberattacks More Swiftly<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The U.S. Capitol is seen behind security fencing on Capitol Hill in Washington. 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