This marks the department’s third killing and fourth shooting in two months.
In the initial aftermath of the shooting, police would not confirm if they had killed 58-year-old Lisa Fordyce-Blair or if she had died in some other way.
Police went to arrest her on June 19 for felony assault. According to another officer’s court filing, Fordyce-Blair’s neighbor had called the police. The neighbor and his son were doing afternoon yard work when Fordyce-Blair came outside and yelled at them while holding a long gun. When police arrived, she was alone in her home and refused to come out. There was a standoff, which escalated with multiple special police units on scene, including the SWAT team using gas.
Police said they could hear gunfire inside the house. Eventually, Sgt. Jonathan Butler fired into the home and killed Fordyce-Blaire, police said. She had no previous criminal history. The state’s Office of Special Prosecutions is reviewing Butler’s use of force. Then, the police department’s internal affairs will review it for policy violations. The SWAT officers were not wearing the cameras, though the officers in the three earlier shootings were. LaFrance’s new chief of police, Sean Case,that SWAT officers would wear the cameras under his watch.
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