He told Good Morning America: “The mob was going to come through the door, there was a lot of members and staff that were in danger at the time.
“And when he [drew] his weapon, that’s a decision that’s very hard for anyone to make and, once you draw your weapon like that, you have to defend yourself with deadly force.”
“His actions well may be judged in a lot of different ways moving forward, but his actions I believe saved people’s lives even more.
“Unfortunately, it did take one though.”
Three other people died from “medical emergencies” during Wednesday’s siege of the Capitol, according to the Washington DC police chief, Robert Contee.
source: express.co.uk