A woman killed while trying to break into the U.S. House of Representatives.

Helen Dunmore
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A woman was shot and killed while she tried to break into the U.S. House of Representatives. The woman who was shot by the police during the storming of the U.S Capitol by Donald Trump supporters, named Ashli Babbitt, when she tried to get into U.S. House of Representatives.

A woman was shot when she tried to get into U.S. House of Representatives
A woman was killed while trying to break into U.S. House of Representatives

On Wednesday evening, a rioting mob, have been criticized as “domestic terrorists.” This riotous mob was pushed through police barricades before smashing into the iconic Capitol building.” It was said by the Officials that a woman was shot by police and three others died because of “medical emergencies.

Ms. Ashli Babbitt, a 14-year veteran of the U.S Air Force, was said to be part of a crowd breaking down the doors to a barricaded room. A room where armed officers were waiting on the other side. According to the dramatic footage, she was being shot as she attempted to climb through a broken window. The window was into an area that police officers were blocking off.

Ashli was shot by Capitol police in her chest and taken to a hospital where she was marked dead. The Mother-in-law of Ashli Babbitt told Fox 5, “I really don’t know why she decided to do this.” Babbitt’s husband did not go to Washington DC, according to Fox 5. Her husband told KUSI news that Ms. Babbitt was a strong supporter of Mr. Trump. Also, he added, “She was a great Patriot to all who knew her.”

Also Read: Barack Obama’s full statement on violence at the Capitol

A supporter of Trump who witnessed the shooting said, “We had stormed the chambers inside and there was a young woman who rushed to the windows. A number of police and secret service were saying ‘get back, get down, get out of the way’. She didn’t heed the call. And as we kind of raced up to grab people and pull them back, they shot her in the neck, and she fell on me.”

Ryan C. Hermens tweeted about a woman, who tried to break into the U.S. House of Representatives

The Lexington Herald-Leader staff photographer, Ryan C. Hermens from Kentucky also tweeted about the matter. He wrote, “Demonstrators and self-described militia members gathered outside the Kentucky state Capitol today.”

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Hey, I'm Helen Dunmore an article writer from London Ontario, Canada. I had done a master's in mass communication and M.Phill in political science and attended many College Journalism Broadcast programs where I wrote and won. I previously had attended Humber College for media studies which included writing for television and news. I have written several publications for many news related websites. Have experience more than 7 years, yeah quite a lot for you. I love writing, an expert in article writing. Currently doing article writing for many blog posts and work as an author for many web sites. Reading is my hobby, love books more than anything in my life.

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