January 6 US Capitol protester Matthew Huttle is shot DEAD by police just days after being pardoned by Donald Trump

During a traffic check on January 6, police shot and killed a protester who had been pardoned by President Trump.

On Sunday afternoon, 42-year-old Matthew Huttle passed away after being stopped in Indiana.

Just days before, Huttle, who was from Hobart, which is about 40 miles southeast of Chicago, had been released for his involvement in the Capitol riot in 2021.

When he was stopped on Indiana State Road 14, a Jasper County sheriff’s deputy shot and killed him.

Before a “altercation” that resulted in the fatal shot, police claimed they were trying to apprehend Huttle.

“An altercation took place between the suspect and the officer, which resulted in the officer firing his weapon and fatally wounding the suspect,” police stated.

Although Huttle had a gun when he was stopped, no further details regarding the deadly event have been made public.

Additionally, police have not disclosed the reason behind Huttle’s initial stop.

Because of his role in January 6, Huttle was found guilty in 2023 and sentenced to six months in prison.

In July 2024, he was released from jail after accessing a restricted building and entered a guilty plea to a minor crime.

During the upheaval in 2021, Huttle had accompanied his uncle to Washington, D.C.

On that day, the now 42-year-old went 16 minutes inside the Capitol building and videotaped it.

On January 6, Trump pardoned 1,500 people for their involvement, including him.

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