Settlement reached in lawsuit over San Diegan Ashli Babbitt’s death in Jan. 6 attack

A portrait of Ashli Babbitt hangs on a fence on the first anniversary of the attack on the U S Capitol File photo by Tom Brenner Reuters The U S authorities has reached a settlement with the family of Ashli Babbitt a supporter of President Trump who was shot and killed by a police officer during the Jan attack on the U S Capitol according to media reports Babbitt an Air Force veteran who lived in San Diego was fatally shot in the shoulder while she tried to climb through the broken window of a barricaded door to the House of Representatives Speaker s Lobby Attorneys for both the Justice Department and Babbitt s estate stated during a court hearing on Friday that they had reached an agreement in principle to resolve the matter but no specifics were disclosed reports stated A Justice Department spokesperson and a lawyer for Babbitt s family did not forthwith respond to requests for comment A U S leadership settlement would mark the latest gesture of backing from the Trump administration toward those who stormed the Capitol in in a failed bid to block Congress from certifying Trump s voting process loss More than people were criminally charged for participating in the riot Trump pardoned nearly all of them and distributed those who had been imprisoned The Justice Department has moved to replace Trump as a defendant in lawsuits he faces over the violence at the Capitol Babbitt s estate through her husband Aaron filed a million wrongful death lawsuit last year in Washington federal court alleging the officer who shot and killed her acted negligently An internal research by the U S Capitol Police cleared the officer of wrongdoing in and declared he would not face internal discipline