BAYTOWN: A police officer in US state of Texas was caught on camera shooting and killing a 44-year-old woman while trying to arrest her, several reports in US media said.
In a video recorded by a witness and released on social media, the unnamed officer can be seen approaching the woman in Baytown city and then shooting her while she kept shouting.
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In the 30-second footage, the woman can be heard telling the officer, “I’m actually walking to my house,” and shouting, “I’m pregnant,” before she is killed.
The officer apparently recognized her from previous encounters and knew she had “outstanding warrants,” according to a statement from Lt. Steve Dorris of the Baytown Police Department.
“A struggle ensued when the officer attempted to arrest her for those warrants. The officer deployed his Taser on the woman, but, as he was trying to handcuff her, she apparently got hold of the device and used it on him,” Dorris said.
The police department later maintained that the woman, identified as Pamela Turner, was not pregnant at the time of the shooting, adding that they are conducting an autopsy.
The officer has been placed on paid administrative leave while the Baytown Police Department and the Harris County District Attorney’s Office are investigating the fatal shooting.
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