more chicanery surrounding Ashli Babbitt

Of the people whose deaths are "associated" with the January 6 invasion of the Capitol, only one involved being killed by a bullet: Ashli Babbit, a former Air Force senior airman and self-identifying libertarian, was struck in the shoulder by a bullet from Capitol Police Lieutenant Michael Byrd. Babbitt died from her wound after being transported to a hospital. It now appears that Lt. Byrd gave "a false radio report" about what was happening during the incident with Babbitt: Byrd radioed that shots were being fired at him, and that he was prepared to return fire. All evidence from the incident shows this was not the case.

Headline (1/6/24, probable paywall):

After Shooting Ashli Babbitt, Capitol Police Lt. Made False Radio Report: Lawsuit
Previously undisclosed radio dispatch, obtained exclusively by The Epoch Times, reveals Lt. Byrd’s actions after fatally striking Ms. Babbitt.

Within a minute after firing the fatal bullet that struck Ashli Babbitt on Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol Police Lt. Michael Byrd broadcast a radio report claiming shots were being fired at him in the Speaker’s Lobby and he was “prepared to fire back,” a federal lawsuit alleges.

The previously undisclosed radio dispatch is also contained on an audio recording obtained exclusively by The Epoch Times of the “OPS2” dispatch channel used by Capitol Police on Jan. 6.

Information on the recording is contained in a federal lawsuit filed on Jan. 5 by Ms. Babbitt’s widower, Aaron Babbitt of San Diego. Mr. Babbitt, backed in his lawsuit by Judicial Watch, is seeking $30 million from the U. S. government for wrongful death.

According to the lawsuit, Mr. Byrd fired his Glock 22 .40-caliber pistol, striking Ms. Babbitt in the left shoulder, then announced that he was being fired upon and was ready to return fire.

“In fact, no shots were fired at Lt. Byrd or his fellow officers,” the lawsuit stated. “The only shot fired was the single shot Lt. Byrd fired at Ashli. He heard the loud noise of the gunshot. He saw her fall backward from the window frame.

This isn't over.