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发帖数: 29846 | 1 Woman killed by Emeryville police tried to carjack 3 cars, pointed gun at
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By Karina Ioffee
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Posted: 02/05/2015 05:55:11 AM PST2 Comments
Updated: 02/05/2015 05:55:16 AM PST
OAKLAND -- The 38-year-old woman who was shot and killed by Emeryville
police Tuesday outside of Home Depot pointed a revolver at a security
officer after being caught shoplifting, then tried to carjack at least three
cars at gunpoint before pointing the weapon at police, the department said
Wednesday.
Police say Home Depot security officers spotted the woman stealing knives
and confronted her as she walked out of the Emeryville store at 3838 Hollis
Street. That's when the woman reached into her purse, shook off a towel and
pointed a revolver at the officers, who backed off.
The woman, who has been identified as Yvette Henderson of Oakland, according
to friends, fled and tried to carjack several cars outside a storage
facility, before encountering two police officers and pointing a gun at them
, according to Emeryville police Chief Ken James.
Henderson was shot at least seven times and pronounced dead at the scene.
One of the officers involved in the shooting was wearing a body camera, but
did not turn it on until after the incident, James said.
Last month, the city of Emeryville approved the purchase of 50 body cameras,
but the police department still has not done any trainingon the equipment
and doesn't yet have a policy on the cameras, he said.
"Body cameras are a matter of muscle memory," James said. "And in a critical
incident when adrenaline is flowing, especially when we haven't done any of
the training, it's understandable why he forgot to turn it on."
The footage has been reviewed and turned over to the Oakland Police
Department, which is heading the investigation, along with the Alameda
County District Attorney's Office. Oakland police spokeswoman Johnna Watson
said investigators were looking for video or still images from surveillance
cameras at local businesses, including Extra Space Storage, where the
shooting occurred.
"We are encouraging witnesses to come forward and provide any information,
especially if they have cellphone footage," Watson said. "We want to be
transparent on every level."
The two officers involved in the shooting -- one male and one female -- have
each been with the department for at least seven years. Both have been put
on paid administrative leave.
The shooting is the third officer-involved shooting in Emeryville in 35
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