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Ramon Antonio Vargas

Pardoned January 6 rioter said ‘I’m shooting myself’ before Indiana deputy fatally shot him

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Footage shows Matthew Huttle inside the Capitol building on 6 January 2021 in Washington DC. Photograph: AP

The pardoned US Capitol attacker who was shot to death by an Indiana sheriff’s deputy during a traffic stop in January had first told the officer, “I’m shooting myself,” before attempting to retrieve a gun from his car, according to officials as well as newly released video of the encounter.

Matthew Huttle’s killing by the deputy – whose body-worn and dashboard cameras captured video of the traffic stop – was “legally justified” and would not lead to any criminal charges, prosecutors said in a statement published on Thursday.

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