CLARIFICATION: Only one person died as a direct result of the protest at the Capitol. She was a 35-year-old Airforce Veteran named Ashli Babbitt and was shot by law enforcement for refusing to follow a lawful command.
2/ The only non-protester to die was 42-year-old police officer and Air National Guard veteran who supported the president. The circumstances of his death are still under investigation, but his family has asked that they not be politicized against the president.
3/ The remaining three deaths were related to underlying health conditions that had NOTHING to do with the protests including a heart attack, a stroke, and a respiratory issue.
4/ Calling the 'protest' deadly is accurate but it should be noted that the only people who had guns were the police and the only people who were shot were protesters.
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