I had been shocked and horrified at how she was shot without warning.
Then, I saw an article earlier in which witnesses close by described what happened. The gist of it: The drawn guns aimed at her were clearly visible to her and others around and behind her, and the police/security guys/whoever-they-were holding the guns kept shouting to get back from the door. Some in the crowd behind her rushed forward to pull her (and others?) back from the doorway, but too late — she was shot before they could pull her back.
If these accounts are correct, she was warned. On the other hand, she was not yet through the window in the door and there was no immediate threat of her unlocking the doors to let the crowd in. It looks to me like the guy who shot her panicked (or something) and fired at her. The others did not fire. They apparently considered that could grab her once through the door/neutralize the threat of the door being breached by the crowd without gunfire. The police in the pictures behind her apparently thought members of the crowd would pull her back, and seemed unconcerned at first, then shocked when she was shot.
The last paragraph is all just my own suppositions, based on the witness accounts, plus seeing photos and video showing the cops behind her. It does seem to fit, though, based on what I have seen and read so far. The bit about members of the crowd rushing to pull her back might explain why she fell backwards on top of that guy? Was he or someone next to him attempting to pull her back when she was shot? Not so sure about that one.
In any case, there needs to be a transparent investigation. Just saying the shooter “had no choice” does not cut it. What she was doing was wrong, reckless and illegal. Not heeding the commands to step back when she could see guns pointed at her was insane. But did he have to shoot her at that moment? I personally don’t think so. How differently it might have gone had those with cooler heads succeeded in pulling her away from that door. If only the shooter had waited a couple of seconds.
“In any case, there needs to be a transparent investigation. Just saying the shooter “had no choice” does not cut it.”
Yes, I saw the video of Ashli being shot and killed.
It’s manslaughter at a minimum and they have not announced anything in investigation.
The more I look at it the more I say utter BS. NO ONE shoots at an advancing team of easily seen to be armed police or military and the woman was right in front of the advancing crew. No one in a right mind would shoot on that. Also noticed huge efforts to protect that guy and posters are right pointing out the woman seems to have vanished post-killing. If she was.
After this massive election fraud steal I don't know what to say anymore. I welcome the assassins to see how many I can take out and rid our nation of just a few scum before they overwhelm me.