It appears that just down the hallway in the second doorway is someone with a badge. There is no long gun visible. They then appear to direct the person in the suit and mask to exit the hallway through the door where he is located as we see an arm come out to guide the person. All male staffers are most likely to be wearing dark suits as are most male members of Congress. It is impossible to see who the person is coming down the hall but is likely an authorized person who is being sent to safety. If there is no threat, why is this second officer in the doorway and barely visible instead of standing in the middle of the hall?
At the 30 second mark as Byrd moves forward, you see the person in the next doorway also move forward and it is possible they are also raising a weapon at that point. It is too blurry to tell but the movement and the glint of something could well be someone moving into a shooting position. Look at where that second person is just over Byrd's arm. If you go frame by frame it appears the person is raising a gun and taking a shooting position.
The person who exits out the far end in the first few seconds is likely a police officer as there appears to be lettering on the back of their jacket. The fact that they exit quickly doesn't mean there is no threat.
There are also two other people that arrive at the end of the hallway just about the time of the shooting. Watch their movement as well. They appear to be reacting to a threat.
The two uniformed police officers outside with the protestors do not look down the hall but are watching the protestors while waiting for help to arrive. They leave when they saw the armed police down the stairwell.
This includes a second video that is straight on down the hall. Check out the guy in the second doorway at around the 29-30 second mark.
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At the 30 second point it is much more obvious that this second officer is also raising his gun when Babbitt starts to go through the window. The light grey are the officer's hands coming up.
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