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Shellabell Tester

Gender : Female

Age : 46

Race : White

Date : 06/13/2023

Location : 1900 block of Starcross Rd

City : Lenoir

County : Caldwell

State : North Carolina

Agency : Lenoir PD

Officer(s) :Brandon McLeod

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during drug overdose with mental health crisis

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

On Tuesday, June 13, 2023, at approximately 7:20 a.m., officers with the Lenoir Police Department were dispatched to a possible drug overdose at a home located at 1983 Starcross Road. Officers arrived and found that the woman became agitated and produced two knives. One officer tasered her. Shellabell Tester dropped the knives momentarily before retrieving them and coming toward officers. They shot and killed her.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://caldwelljournal.com/sbi-conducting-officer-involved-shooting-investigation-in-lenoir/

https://whky.com/woman-killed-in-officer-involved-shooting-in-lenoir/