[Daily Mail, where America gets its news]- DailyMail.com can reveal the Capitol Hill cop who shot Air Force vet Ashli Babbitt, 35, on January 6 is Lieutenant Michael Leroy Byrd, 53
Nice of the good lieutenant to admit what had been reported for months...
- Byrd, a 28-year police veteran, will reveal he was the shooter in an interview with Lester Holt on NBC News Thursday night
- The Metropolitan Police Department has steadfastly refused to name the officer involved
- The Department of Justice announced in April that it will not pursue criminal charges against the officer responsible for Babbitt's death
- Following an internal review, the Capitol Police announced on Monday that he will not be disciplined
- DailyMail.com spotted Byrd and his wife out shopping near their home, about 30 minutes outside of Washington, DC last February when he refused to comment
- Babbitt's family lawyer remarked: 'Quite a turn-around, given the months of constantly saying that to identify him would expose him to danger. Where did that one go?'
Explaining his decision to finally come forward, Byrd - a 28-year veteran of the force - said: 'I showed the utmost courage on January 6, and its time for me to do that now.'
| Mom used to say: "Self Praise Stinks!" He just called himself a great man for killing an unarmed woman! Think about that. |