Matthew Huttle, one of the persons charged over the January 6, 2021 assault on the US Capitol, and pardoned by President Donald Trump, has been killed by police during a traffic stop.

According to a state police statement said, Huttle, 42, was killed by a sheriff’s deputy Sunday after he “resisted” arrest during a traffic stop in northwest Indiana.

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

US media outlets identified Huttle as one of the approximately 1,500 people charged or convicted for participating in the Capitol assault who were pardoned by Trump.

Trump pardoned them just hours after he took office last week, drawing fierce criticism from Democrats and some pushback from Republicans.

Huttle was sentenced to six months in prison and was released last July.

His uncle also participated in the January 6 assault and was sentenced last year to 30 months in prison, the news station said, after he pleaded guilty to assaulting police officers with a flag pole.