Texas Cops Go Silent After Retracting Claim Woman Had Gun When Officer Killed HerBy David EdwardsThe Raw Story Feb. 21, 2014 |
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The family of a Texas woman said this week that she did not have a gun as officers had first claimed when she was shot and killed on Sunday. In a statement over the weekend, the Bastrop County Sheriff’s Office said that they had been called to a home regarding an altercation between two men, and a gun was involved, KTBC reported. The statement claimed that Deputy Daniel Willis was forced to shoot 48-year-old Yvette Smith because she came to the door with a firearm and disobeyed officers’ commands. A second statement, however, retracted the claim that Smith had a weapon. Authorities said that they were not able to confirm if she was armed. Willie Thomas, who owned the home, insisted to the American-Statesman this week that he witnessed the incident, and that Willis had no reason to shoot Smith because she did not have a gun. “All I can tell you is that they overreacted,” Willis explained. “She didn’t have the chance to get out the door.” Read More |