Death by Cop- 2024

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Name Not Disclosed

Gender : Female

Age :

Race : Black

Date : 05/18/2024

Location : 400 block of South King Street

City : Gastonia

County : Gaston

State : North Carolina

Agency : Gastonia Police Department

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during domestic violence call

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Gastonia PD arrived at a domestic violence call, found a woman with multiple guns, engaged in a shootout with her and shot and killed her. A woman who identified herself as her family said police fired 27 bullets into her.

 

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.cbs17.com/news/north-carolina-news/one-killed-officer-shot-in-gaston-county-gems/

https://www.wbtv.com/2024/05/18/shooting-involving-officer-gastonia-leaves-1-dead/

https://www.wnct.com/news/north-carolina/one-killed-officer-shot-in-gastonia-police/

https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nc/triad/news/2024/05/20/woman-armed-with--multiple-guns--killed-after-shooting-officer--gastonia-police-say

https://www.qcnews.com/news/u-s/north-carolina/gaston-county/one-killed-officer-shot-in-gaston-county-gems/