{"id":169742,"date":"2025-05-20T10:05:48","date_gmt":"2025-05-20T14:05:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=169742"},"modified":"2025-05-19T18:17:06","modified_gmt":"2025-05-19T22:17:06","slug":"ashli-babbitts-estate-reportedly-to-receive-nearly-5m-settlement-from-doj","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=169742","title":{"rendered":"Ashli Babbitt’s estate reportedly to receive nearly $5M settlement from DOJ"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Department of Justice (DOJ) and Ashli Babbitt’s estate have reportedly agreed, in principle, to a settlement. Babbit’s estate initially filed a $30 million federal lawsuit in response to the former’s being shot and killed by a Capitol police officer. The officer who shot Babbit was cleared of wrongdoing on the account that he “acted in self-defense” as well as “in defense of Congress”. The final settlement is not official yet as details are still being addressed and finalized.<\/p>\n

From AP News:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Settlement terms haven’t been disclosed in public court filings. On May 2, lawyers for Babbitt’s estate and the Justice Department told a federal judge that they had reached a settlement in principle but were still working out the details before a final agreement could be signed.<\/p>\n

Justice Department spokespeople and two attorneys for the Babbitt family didn’t immediately respond to messages seeking comment.<\/p>\n

Babbitt, a 35-year-old Air Force veteran from San Diego, was unarmed when she was shot by the officer. The lawsuit alleges that the plainclothes officer failed to de-escalate the situation and did not give her any warnings or commands before opening fire.<\/p>\n

The suit also accused the Capitol Police of negligence, claiming the department should have known that the officer was “prone to behave in a dangerous or otherwise incompetent manner.”<\/p>\n

“Ashli posed no threat to the safety of anyone,” the lawsuit said.<\/p>\n

The officer said in a televised interview that he fired as a “last resort.” He said he didn’t know if the person jumping through the window was armed when he pulled the trigger.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Additional Reading:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Tucker, E., & Kunzelman, M. (2025, May 19). Trump administration to pay nearly $5M to settle suit over Ashli Babbitt’s fatal shooting in Capitol. AP News<\/em>. Link<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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