I think he is full of sh*t about "saving lives" but it looks like he acted reasonably considering the info he had.
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Officer Who Shot Ashli Babbitt Comes Forward: ‘I Saved Countless Lives,’ ‘Followed My Training’
Police Lieutenant Michael Byrd, a 28-year veteran of the U.S. Capitol Police Department, has publicly come forward as the man who fatally shot Ashli Babbitt, the election certification protester who was killed after trying to enter the Speaker’s Lobby during the January 6 riot. During an...