An eyewitness to the shooting death of Air Force veteran Ashli Babbitt says what has been reported in the media about her conduct in the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, is false.
Independent journalist Tayler Hansen told Nick Searcy, producer of the new documentary film “Capitol Punishment 2: The War on Truth,” that he and Babbitt were the first ones to reach the House speaker’s hallway doors. Video shows the entrance was being guarded by at least three Capitol Police officers.
“Ashli was joking and talking with the officers,” Hansen said. “I had a laugh with the officers, and then the crowd just seemed to basically surge behind us, and then the whole room was full.”
“What was she saying to the cops during that period?” Searcy asked.
“So she was telling them that they needed backup, that they needed help. She was basically yelling at these officers, telling them to do their job,” Hansen said.