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A HORRIFYING video has shown the moment a female Air Force veteran was shot by a cop as Trump supporters stormed the US Capitol.

Ashli Babbitt was shot in the chest during the mayhem inside the building on Wednesday.

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An officer fires through glass as Trump fans stormed the Capitol
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An officer fires through glass as Trump fans stormed the CapitolCredit: Twitter
Air Force vet Ashli Babbitt could be seen on the floor
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Air Force vet Ashli Babbitt could be seen on the floorCredit: Twitter
Babbitt was a 14-year Air Force Veteran
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Babbitt was a 14-year Air Force VeteranCredit: Twitter

New footage has captured the moment she was shot after reportedly trying to access a restricted area in the building.

An officer can be seen leaning from a doorway, pointing their gun at a glass set of doors as they begin to fire.

A group of Trump supporters can be seen behind the doors, which are barricaded by chairs on the other side.

A shot can be heard as the camera pans to show a woman on the floor and a protester can be heard shouting "shots fired" as others ask the officers to "stop."

An officer could be seen holding a gun
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An officer could be seen holding a gunCredit: Twitter
A man in a suit and face mask appeared to try and help her
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A man in a suit and face mask appeared to try and help herCredit: Twitter
Babbitt fell to the ground as shots were fired
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Babbitt fell to the ground as shots were firedCredit: Twitter
Police then arrived and told people to 'back up'
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Police then arrived and told people to 'back up'Credit: Twitter
She was shot on January 6
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She was shot on January 6Credit: Twitter

Police then enter the hallway, telling others to "back up" as a man in a suit tries to lay the woman, later identified as Babbitt, down.

Multiple Trump supporters can be seen filming the incident, as flashlights focus on her.

A different angle appears to show that Babbitt was trying to climb through a window when she was shot.

The Capitol Police confirmed that one of their officers shot Babbitt and that they are on administrative leave.

Following Babbitt's death, her mother-in-law, Robin, told The New York Post: “I’m numb. I’m devastated.

"Nobody from DC notified my son and we found out on TV."

A different video showed Babbitt climbing through a window
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A different video showed Babbitt climbing through a window
Trump supporters stormed the Capitol on Wednesday
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Trump supporters stormed the Capitol on WednesdayCredit: Getty Images - Getty

She added: "She is a Trump supporter."

The day before she died, Babbitt tweeted: "Nothing will stop us…. they can try and try and try but the storm is here and it is descending upon DC in less than 24 hours….dark to light."

Babbitt, who used the Twitter handle CommonAshSense, also retweeted — a few hours ahead of her and other Donald Trump supporters storming the Capitol — a "MUST BE DONE LIST before Congress meets today."

On January 5, Babbitt retweeted TV footage of a pro-Trump crowd massing in DC ahead of the January 6 riots over the election result.

Babbitt was one of four people who died following the Capitol chaos on January 6.

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Alongside the fatalities, several others were seriously injured in clashes after rioters fought cops and pushed their way inside the Capitol.

US Capitol riot - Four dead as Trump MAGA fans storm Washington building and attack police

 

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