This may not be for the faint of heart but a teen was shot after she pulled a gun on an officer during a traffic stop. The Suspect rammed the patrol car then made a uturn into oncoming traffic and skidding to a stop in front of the patrol car. Because of the suspects behavior the officer pulled his weapon and upon making contact with the suspect fired his weapon.
UPDATE: One female suspect struck by gunfire and transported to hospital. Eastbound 91 closed at Kramer. Updates will be provided as available. APD lead investigators with @OCDAToddSpitzer pic.twitter.com/mY7pltsO3T
— Anaheim PD (@AnaheimPD) July 6, 2019
Now her family is saying she didn’t have a weapon on her according to KTLA5 S. Lee Merritt, the civil rights attorney retained by Williams’ family, on Thursday said police only found the fake firearm Monday, when they first searched the SUV, three days after the shooting.
“We don’t believe that the weapon played any role in this incident,” Merritt said. “Law enforcement has not indicated that the replica weapon played any role in this incident, and if it did it would have been captured on the bodycam footage.”
Police first publicly confirmed that a replica handgun was found near Williams’ body on Tuesday.
The family has criticized authorities’ handling of the case, saying investigators have lacked transparency and accountability.
.@OCDAToddSpitzer issued the attached press release regarding the @FPDPIO OIS in Anaheim Friday night. This should clarify the questions about the gun recovered. OCDA is the lead investigative agency and all future releases will be from them or Fullerton. pic.twitter.com/RZp3K7NUlF
— Anaheim PD (@AnaheimPD) July 9, 2019
Fullerton PD has released the bodycam footage proving otherwise.
