Family of Jan 6. protester who was killed by Capitol Police reaches settlement: report

A settlement has been reached in the death of Ashli Babbitt, according to a report from Senior Legal Affairs Reporter for POLITICO, Kyle Cheney

“A former attorney for the family of Ashli Babbitt, shot and killed by a Capitol Police officer while climbing through a window near the House chamber on Jan. 6, says a national journalist informed him yesterday a financial settlement has been reached,” Cheney posted on X.

Babbitt was shot in the shoulder during the Jan. 6 Capitol Riots by Lt. Michael Byrd.

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Babbitt, a 35-year-old Air Force veteran, died later from her injuries.

Cheney, posted a photo of a legal document, which in part reads, “5. In the late afternoon May 1, 2025 the attorney received a call from a journalist of a national mainstream news outlet. The journalist stated that he had information from a very reliable source that the parties had reached a settlement for a specific sum of money, which he specified. The journalist inquired whether the Attorney wished to confirm the settlement. The Attorney truthfully told the journalist he had no knowledge of a settlement. 6. The Attorney did receive any notice of a settlement from the plaintiffs, thus undermining the claim that the plaintiffs will adequately protect the Attorney's interests.”