Capitol Police officer cleared of wrongdoing in fatal shooting during insurrection Updated April 14, 2021, 6:05 p.m. Email to a Friend WASHINGTON â A US Capitol Police officer has been cleared of criminal wrongdoing for fatally shooting Air Force veteran Ashli Babbitt as she attempted to breach a set of doors deep in the Capitol during the January siege, federal prosecutors in D.C. announced Wednesday. Authorities determined there was insufficient evidence to prove Babbittâs civil rights were violated, and that it was reasonable for the officer to believe he was firing in self-defense or in defense of members of Congress and aides who were fleeing the House chamber. Prosecutors did not identify the officer.