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Ashli Babbitt Punched Rioter Seconds Before She Was Shot, New Video Shows

Ashli Babbitt Punched Rioter Seconds Before She Was Shot, New Video Shows
Ashli Babbitt punches rioter Zachary Alam in the face just before she climbed in a broken window leading to the Speaker's Lobby at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Video Still / Sam Montoya for The Epoch Times
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Ashli Babbitt was so upset about the escalating attack on the Speaker’s Lobby at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, she grabbed one of the primary rioters and punched him in the face seconds before she climbed through a broken window and was fatally shot by police, a new video reveals.

Ashli’s husband, Aaron Babbitt of San Diego, said the video provides crucial new details on what happened to his wife leading up to her killing.

Joseph M. Hanneman
Joseph M. Hanneman
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Joseph M. Hanneman is a former reporter for The Epoch Times who focussed on the January 6 Capitol incursion and its aftermath, as well as general Wisconsin news. In 2022, he helped to produce "The Real Story of Jan. 6," an Epoch Times documentary about the events that day. Joe has been a journalist for nearly 40 years.
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