US President Donald Trump pardoned about 1500 people charged or convicted for participating in the 2021 Capitol assault. Photo / Getty Images
A man charged over the January 6, 2021 assault on the US Capitol and pardoned by President Donald Trump was killed by police during a traffic stop, officials said.
Matthew Huttle, 42, was killed by a sheriffโs deputy on Sunday after he โresistedโ arrest during a traffic stop in northwest Indiana, state police said in a statement.
โAn altercation took place between the suspect and the officer which resulted in the officer firing his weapon and fatally wounding the suspect,โ the statement said without providing further details, except that Huttle was in possession of a firearm.
US media outlets identified Huttle as one of about 1500 people charged or convicted for participating in the Capitol assault who were pardoned by Trump.
The move by Trump only hours after he took office last week drew fierce criticism from Democrats and some pushback from Republicans for including people convicted of violently attacking police.