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Woman shot at Capitol was Air Force veteran who backed Trump

by Elliot Spagat
| January 7, 2021 10:36 AM

SAN DIEGO (AP) — The woman who was fatally shot when a mob supporting President Donald Trump stormed the U.S. Capitol was identified by authorities Thursday as Ashli Babbitt, whose family described her as an Air Force veteran and avid supporter of Trump and his efforts to stay in office.

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