*Holy crap! To say the fatal shooting of a black woman by a white police officer, caught on video, in suburban Houston Monday evening is shocking to say the least.
The woman, identified as Pamela Turner, is a 44-year-old grandmother of three according to news reports. In the shocking video (watch it below) that’s gone viral, the victim can be heard yelling 3 times to the officer who shot her, “I’m pregnant!”
Baytown, Texas police described Turner as the aggressor Monday night in the Brixton Apartments complex parking lot.
“During the course of the attempted arrest, the female began struggling with the officer, which forced the officer to deploy his Taser,” Baytown Police Department Lt. Steve Dorris said. “That deployment was not effective, and the female was able to get the officer’s Taser away from him. (She) actually tased the officer, which forced the officer to draw his duty weapon and fire multiple rounds at the suspect.”
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Family members say the woman is Pamela Turner, 44, and she lived alone at the apartment complex. They say the shooting was unjustified. @KPRC2 #kprc2 https://t.co/IN5qVDR2l0
— KPRC Cathy Hernandez (@KPRC2Cathy) May 14, 2019
Turner was reportedly battling mental illness.
“Turner’s sister, Antoinette, said the woman has two children, both in their 20s, and three grandchildren. Antoinette also said the officer was Turner’s neighbor and she had previously complained about the officer harassing her,” KPRC wrote. “Turner was on medication for schizophrenia, Antoinette said.”
CBS News quoted “Baytown Police Lt. Steve Dorris as saying that an – as yet unidentified male police officer, on patrol – saw a woman he had had prior encounters with. The report goes on to say that the officer knew the woman had outstanding warrants, so he approached her to arrest her.
The encounter turned into a struggle between the two, with the woman falling to the ground before the officer used his Taser on her. When she got up and pushed the officer away, the cop pulled out his gun and shot her multiple times at very close range. Watch the shocking video below.
WARNING: VIDEO IS GRAPHIC
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