Lawyers for the Justice Department and Judicial Watch said they reached a settlement in principle with the family of Babbitt, whose fatal shooting became a defining moment of the Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol riot.

Attorneys said at a court hearing Friday that they’ve reached a settlement in principle for the U.S. government to pay the family of Ashli Babbitt, a Trump supporter fatally shot by police on Jan. 6, 2021, as she raised herself into the opening of a broken glass door panel deep inside the U.S. Capitol.

No specifics were disclosed and no final deal has been signed, attorneys for the Justice Department and Judicial Watch said at the hearing.

The lawsuit, which seeks $30 million, was brought by Babbitt’s husband, Aaron, who is executor of his wife’s estate. The case had been set for trial later this year before the Justice Department changed its position after President Donald Trump returned to office...