One of the first people to break into the building was wearing a Q shirt. whipped up the crowd of thousands with claims that the election was stolen. QAnon supporters were central to the storming of the Capitol, a mob scene incited after Trump and son Don Jr. In September Babbitt tweeted a picture from a Trump boat parade in San Diego wearing a shirt that read: “We are Q.” The post included the hashtag “#WWG1WGA,” which stands for the QAnon mantra “Where we go one, we go all.” “I really don’t know why she decided to do this,” Babbitt’s current mother-in-law told Fox 5 DC.īut a cursory glance at Babbitt’s Twitter feed gives a clear indication of why she was compelled to fly across the country to attend the protests on Wednesday.īabbitt’s feed is filled with QAnon-linked hashtags and phrases, and she has shared quotes directly from the anonymous leader of the movement known as Q, as well as some of the biggest influencers within the movement. Seconds later a gunshot is heard, and Babbitt, who had a Trump flag wrapped around her waist, is seen falling to the ground.Įmergency services administered CPR at the scene before taking Babbitt to hospital by ambulance, where she died later Wednesday evening.īabbitt had served with the Air Force in Afghanistan and Iraq, McEntee said, adding that the pair met while in the military and were married for 14 years before separating in 2019. Video footage shared on social media and reviewed by VICE News shows Trump supporters storming the Capitol and smashing windows before Babbitt is seen attempting to clamber through one of the windows. Police Chief Robert Contee III did confirm that she was shot by Capitol Police while trying to break into the Capitol building.

Police have yet to confirm the identity of the woman shot dead on Wednesday or how she was shot, but D.C.

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