Capitol Sergeant at Arms drops the name of suspected Ashli Babbitt shooter in hearing
District of Columbia | July 8, 2021
The alleged identity of the anonymous police officer who shot and killed Jan. 6 protester Ashli Babbitt is being circulated on social media as Lt. Michael Byrd, who has reportedly been in hiding and under protection by authorities since that fateful day. A video is making the rounds on the internet which adds to the speculation that Byrd was the triggerman, but the identity of the shooter has still not been announced. Independent journalist Tayler Hansen is claiming that Byrd was the one who shot Babbitt. He noted that Byrd’s presence on the internet has almost entirely been scrubbed. Capitol Sergeant at Arms Timothy Blodgett seemed to agree in his testimony that Byrd was at the scene of the shooting that day when responding to questioning about the critical moments. (Excerpts from Business & Politics Review)