Killing of Pamela Turner

On May 13, 2019, an African American woman Pamela Turner was shot and killed by a police officer from Baytown, Texas.[1] The incident occurred at a parking lot of an apartment complex where both Turner and the shooter, Officer Juan Delacruz of the Baytown Police Department, were living at the time.[1][2] Video footage of the incident was captured by a bystander.[3] On September 14, 2020, a grand jury indicted Delacruz with aggravated assault by a public servant.[4][5]

The family has retained national civil rights attorneys Benjamin Crump and Devon Jacob.[6]

References

  1. Paybarah, Azi (September 14, 2020). "Officer in Texas Is Indicted in 2019 Fatal Shooting of Pamela Turner". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved September 15, 2020.
  2. "Pamela Turner: Texas charges officer for fatal 2019 US shooting". Al Jazeera. September 15, 2020. Retrieved September 15, 2020.
  3. "Lawyer: Cop killed mentally ill Texas woman in "unjustifiable execution"". CBS News. May 16, 2019. Retrieved October 5, 2020.
  4. Vera, Amir; Raja, Razek (September 15, 2020). "Texas police officer indicted after fatally shooting a woman with schizophrenia". CNN. Retrieved September 15, 2020.
  5. "Texas Officer Charged With Assault in Fatal 2019 Shooting of Black Woman". The Wall Street Journal. Associated Press. September 14, 2020. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved September 17, 2020.
  6. Bleiberg | AP, Jake. "Lawyer: Texas city's police leaders must reform or resign". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved December 18, 2020.


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