A Texas officer is on paid administrative leave after shooting and killing a woman overnight, police said.
The officer was patrolling an apartment complex in the Houston suburb of Baytown when he saw a woman he knew from previous encounters, Baytown police said. A family member identified the woman as Pamela Shantay Turner.The officer knew the 45-year-old woman had outstanding warrants and started trying to arrest her, police said.A witness' cell phone video captures the moments leading up to the shooting."I'm walking! I'm actually walking to my house!" the woman screams at him.
Atrocious. Paid leave is an Injustice. We are targets!!!
Bullshit the officer knew she was pregnant Because she said she was pregnant and he still shot her
Wen she said she was pregnant, rather that’s tru or not the officer should hv handled it differently from dat point
Officers need to be retrained. They need to understand that when you reach for the gun, you are making the choice to kill the suspect and you better have a damn good reason. This is not a baton, not a taser, not mace, not handcuffs, it’s a gun! Guns are for killing, not subduing.
Why the Hell can't a cop just back the hell up for a second and think about what they are doing. Use common sense and react to situations apropriatley. What's with the total domination or death? Do cops secretly beat their wives or husbands. Character flaw.
He’s supposed to be jailed for Christ sake... this is really sad
Truth is most killings I've seen by cops are usually because the black person involved is always actig ignorant, you have rights but there are other ways to exercise them thank being a dick, you've seen/heard of shootings, that's enough to learn from, YOU CAN'T WIN IF YOU'RE DEAD
Why are black officers not as overzealous in shooting white people as white cops shoot black people in America, I actually want to see what the outcome would be? PS I'm not saying anyone should shoot anyone, I'm just thinking out loud.
This is why my kids and I have CCW permits. To defend ourselves against the police - the REAL reason our framers wanted us to have weapons! Right GOP? You and NRA always say “the point of the 2nd Amendment is to allow the body of the people to resist an oppressive government”
For all the ppl saying she grabbed his taser, the officer had already discharged the taser into her. So how could she use it on him? Single fire cartridge that must be reloaded. So there was no fear of her using it on him. No justification for shooting her. Period.
I thought the story also said that she grabbed his taser and zapped him. I would guess that might irritate them..a great deal! Oh, And she wasn’t pg. tell the whole story or don’t tell it at all.
The officer’s name is Juan Delacruz, and he LIVES AT THE BRIXTON! The officer and the victim LIVE in the same area. Everyone in the apartments knows Delacruz.
Blacks killing blacks= automatic jail time Cops killing blacks= automatic paid time ...🤔 sounds about right. Not saying it’ll change anything, but if you incentivize killing ppl, what’s to stop them from doing it for a free vacation in the future?
Watch out all pregnant ladies.
Why does it always have to escalate? He could’ve let her go and then come back with more officers. Situations like these put suspects AND officers at risk. There needs to be a fundamental shift in the culture of policing and this immediate move towards escalation has to stop.
Reminds me of a line in the song, 'I fought the law, and the law won!'
There are no more words for this sad event. Someone has lost a daughter,sister and a mother. Let’s not forget the unborn baby. Who will never get to see the light of day. My deepest condolences to the family of this woman.Who was defending her unborn child . Two lives gone
You go around trying to teach restraint on law enforcement in other nations yet you cant teach your own when and where it is necessary to pull out a weapon. Why would you pull a gun in this scenario?
Dammit. This needs to stop. People need to start complying with officers. It’s not that hard people!
He should be in jail for murder
Are we supposed to believe that a cop was 'scared for his life' in a scuffle with one unarmed woman? He's a murderer. Jail him.
Is nothing new the killing will never stop because they always getting away with it. If it was the other way around the black officer will be locked up pending investigation 🤔
There are some real pussy officers in America, he could have ko'd her if he really had to before shooting. Training will only help at the recruitment selection stage
Speriamo che faccia il suo dovere la giustizia !!” Povera donna !!!
The executioner?
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'Paid administrative leave'
Let's hear the full story first
'Paid' woww unbelievable
That officer illegally assaulted her, lost his taser to her, and murdered her for his failure to de-escalate the situation when she tried to defend herself. RIP Freedom. Cue taps.
SHE WAS NOT PREGNANT! stop using that as a “gotcha” headline!!!
Hey when you grab the Police anything you die. . you'd think even the 4 graders like this one would know that.
Find a way to protect yourself !
Sometimes you have to go war with your ENEMY. Sometimes you have to stand up to the school yard bully so they'll leave you alone. Black and Hispanic people arm yourself and stop being afraid of these hoodlums. LIVE FREE OR DIE, IT'S YOUR CHOICE
The Palestinians have more than shown us the way on how to deal with these thugs in uniform. ON NEW HAMPSHIRE LICENSE PLATE IT READS AND, I QUOTE. LIVE FREE OR DIE. THAT COULD HAVE BEEN YOU OR ME OR YOUR FAMILY MEMBER. STOP BEING AFRAID AND PROTECT YOURSELF AT ALL COST.
These people aren't God's, they're 2 bit thugs in uniform who have to be brought down. There is NO OTHER WAY, Government will not protect it's citizens. EYE FOR A EYE. FUCK THE POLICE
'On paid' leave? FIRE him, don't pay him! Must think he did good!!!!
PAID!!!
So you fight with the police and wrestle the taze gun away and get shot with the real gun? Now you are the victim?
Pregnant person can hurt an officer like any other.
Don’t bait us with fake videos. You have warrants don’t let them find you. Turn yourself in. Criminal runs not citizens who miss court or low on funds to pay fines, but we don’t run, we don’t resist we speak better when we are in the wrong. Wrong shut the F-up handle consequences
She was not pregnant She resisted arrest She tased him
He needs to be convicted & executed, slowly😡
He don't deserve pay! After seeing this video; he shouldn't have his freedom! 😪😠👎👎👎
Real sad to see
She didn't deserve to die. Fuck the police. Eye for eye my people.
Paid Wtf?
'Paid administrative leave'? WOW!
What does being pregnant have to do with the situation?
US police are just as bad as Saudi militants when it comes to public executions.
Some folk make me sick. Their lack of empathy for humanity is the reason why things are so fucked up.
Lately all Cops think they’ve got the “Licence to Kill ; Not hesitating before killing weather a child or a lady or a pregnant one or any people of colour and yet claiming their innocence; how pathetic !! ; my prayers with the family ;
He should be fired and charged with a homicide.
She wasn’t pregnant...
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The Taser was not a threat to the officer once she grabbed it. The cartridge had already been used and the barbs were probably still impacted in the women when she was on the ground rendering the Taser pretty much useless to deploy from a distance. This was a public execution!
No excuse. He's a murderer and a coward. Period.
But there great guys. So honorable. Above reproach. Must be fake news. Let’s ask Hannity and Fox News
Entry Level Civil service test + Unskilled Labor + GED = license to kill!
Entry level civil service test+ GED+ Unskilled labor= License to kill!🤬
'our hearts go out to the families, as well as our officer' ah yes, poor white guy's finger hurts from 5 shots into a black woman, and oh yeah, it's tough to act like some woman took away your taser & got you in the dick, that's serious psychological trauma for a big tough guy
Paid Leave for Killing A Woman. Fuck everyone in Baytown that thought that was the best course of action, and reporting it.
That would be a double murder!
Okay if I had lot of data maybe I will comment on this
She had a hand gun.
Maybe she was going 4 his taser but what could have the cop do differently maybe as she was down take 3 steps back then say if u move i will shoot n why shoot 5 times think about it 5 times in 1977 New York blackout ppl were looting n fight with cops not a single shot was fired.
This is very disheartening, but the excuses police in America give are one too many!!! And to say the video disrespected those involve is wicked because there have time and again been many more reasons to share than not to due to the injustice that results in most cases.
My goodness. Just call for some backup and avoid the scuffle with the woman altogether. She fucking died over this. WOW!
See for yourself, judge for yourself. She was laying on the ground when he opened fire...
When will people learn? Move one inch -risk getting shot. Defend yourself for fear of getting shot - lose your life. Death is certain if you run. Is this the America you want?
Since she was pregnant shouldnt that be a double homicide? Conception starts at birth right?
madeinchina515
She was not pregnant. I see what the media is trying to do, they are trying to make this a RACE issue.
CNN FREEZE FRAMED IT TO LOOK LIKE SHE WAS GRABBING HIS GUN IN THE THUMBNAIL
Protection of self and others.
A tased pregnant woman lying on the ground is definitely a threat to a heavily armed police officer in America. The only way to stop her is 5 bullets. Of course. That’s what Americans demand. Riddle suspects with bullets. Execute with force.
OUTRAGEOUS UNACCEPTABLE WHEN WILL OUR LIVES MATTER
Such different headlines 👀
13 years of training and experience and he couldn't properly apprehend an unarmed pregnant woman in a one on one wrestling match? This was an execution and he needs to go to prison. taserbeforegun
What I don’t get is how tf is that cop in any danger by a pregnant women 🤦♂️
A well-trained German Shepherd would have brought a safe ending for all to this incident
CNN calls it a “scuffle”? OMG! She used a friggin’ taser on a cop. You do that, and it’s very likely you are going to die — pregnant or not.
My heart goes out to the family that is dealing with the sudden loss of a loved one. I'm gobsmacked by Lt Dorris calling incident 'normal', even though these shootings are the new normal. Plus, he made a point of chastising the videographer & not the cop. How utterly sad!
A policeman is apprehending a woman with warrants. She refuses to comply. He escalates force. She gains control over a weapon, gas mental issues. Officer shoots the armed woman. What's the issue? Tragic circumstance overall but the officer is justified in using deadly force.
Tell the whole story FakeNewsCNN . The woman stole the officer's taser and tasered him several times before he shot
Cop's murdering black people has become simply a means for rogue cops to get time off with pay. He murdered two, a mother and her unborn child. Maybe they'll give him extra paid days off for a double murder.
Sounds like the cop went looking to cause harm! Just patrolling there area where she lives knowing she had warrants out And what luck for him that he sees her. And Lt Steve Dorris, its called showing the TRUE FACTS of the shady cop and how he handle the situation, not disrespect!
Don’t worry black men and women just go watch a video of a police officer shooting hoops with some inner city kids and know that they’re not racist and part of a system designed to keep you chained
When will people learn not to defy lawmen? Bad outcomes often happen. Keep this up. End up dead
If you cant properly detain and restrain a pregnant woman you shouldnt be in law enforcement. And I'm a 13 yr vet. Terrible.
Call the Baytown police. 281-422-8371 2
It is like Cops believe they have the right to be the judge, jury and executioner of black people across America.
Some people just act stupid.
He will say he lost control after she took his taser and used it on him. He should have called for backup before confronting her!
This police deserving death penalty
Please. This African American woman was shot to death, not arrested. Please respect her by not using her mug shot from the past. It looks like you are trying to convey a stereotypical image of black people that comes off very racist for CNN. Ask the family for another picture!
If you’re black in America it’s open season on you by the police for the smallest of indiscretions or for nothing. When is this BS going to stop?
So he was sent on vacation
Damn he got a vacation for murder, crazy.
WillieDLIVE
He did have to shoot to kill!! And if the situation was that bad he couldn’t handle call for back up!!!
A paid vacation for murder. Wow.
SMH💔
HE SHOULD NOT BE GETTING PAID!!
That officer let a 45 year old pregnant woman take his taser looks like he wanted her to grab it if you ask me?
Perform a DNA test...the cop just murdered the mother of his unborn GOP ....PamelaTurner
There is a lesson to be learned here: Comply with lawful orders and dont grab a police officers weapon....
Texas will say it was a justified two for the price of one sale, and he'll be back patrolling for other victims soon.
Just doing what there leader told them to do!!!
Scuffle You're kidding right? This man just murdered a woman in plain Sight but school shooters are taken alive & unharmed. Black & unprotected is what we are. I'm so tired, I'm so muthafckg tired 😥😓
This is a better headline than the one CNN posted repeating police accusing the deceased of 'trying to use the taser against him'
Moral of the story if you wear a badge you get to go on vacation for murder instead of prison.
But only cops should have guns?
Let’s not forget - the black Somali officer in Minnesota was convicted for killing a whites woman - family paid 20 million dollars, watch closely as a white officer has killed black woman, how they treat it.
Cops are judge and jury and that’s a problem. I wish leadership would recognize a problem of sending bias cops into urban communities. Cops full of fear because they don’t understand the community. All cops aren’t bad, but some cops don’t deserve to wear a badge. Baytown
The first question a pilot must ask is, “Do I fly today? Are all conditions favorable?” Same for cops. Do surprise this person by myself, at night, near her home, when she can easily be confronted by a warrant unit, or do I risk endangering countless people including her?
The officer lived in the same apartment complex as the victim.
Authority? Sure. The question is the wisdom of doing it by himself, at night, by surprise, if there is no imminent public safety issue. Police always must consider the risk-reward balance for every action. She could have been arrested by a warrant unit. Done every day safely.
Fk that...do more!
Yet more proof that black people should never trust nor engage with police 👮♀️. Here comes the he feared for his life BS and victim blaming in 3...2...1
Well,Texas Cops Are On A Roll With Black PPL,Huh?
WHY PAID LEAVE?
If he knew her, why didn't he wait for backup?
Of course... « paid » leave...
Hopefully she was lying. What pregnant mother would endanger the life of their unborn child by getting into a scuffle with an armed police officer? reaching for the cops taser or any other weapon is asking for trouble.
With pay? Wtf...shoot him
The blue Klux Klan civilian Killing Death Squad strikes again
How does a “scuffle” with a pregnant woman turn into a murder?
Texas, the same state former officer amberguyer broke into the home and killed Bothem Jean for no reason. Killed him in his OWN home.
He was put on vacation in other words.
Paid leave huh. Clearly nobody’s cares about us. Hopefully those police ambush get started back up and I guarantee the world doesn’t stay quiet about that. 🖕🏾ThisIsAmerica
Said she was pregnant? Well........was she Do some fucking investigating,CNN
Houston suburb. Whole lot of people not right over there
It’s TexASS, what do you expect?
You guy can't handle a pregnant woman? I was a cop and I had crack out pregnant women attack me in Chicago and never shot them. Police need to go back to hiring high school graduate and street smart cops again. I know it's bad but something not right
CNN headline should be 'Woman has warrants, resisted officer and used taser on him, she played a stupid game and won a stupid prize'. End of story.
Oh no
A Texas cop asked me if “what do you think, you’re in British?” When accidentally driving down the wrong side of the Road on an odd detour due to construction at 3:00 am as I was trying to get the fuck out of Texas. Not recruiting the best and brightest.
Abortion by cop
Are you bias CNN cop haters trying to start more race relation problems? Why your ratings suck. The woman did it to herself.
This man killed a unarmed Pregnant woman and y’all give him a paid vacation that’s disgusting he should get life no question
And why was she in a scuffle while being pregnant? What was she thinking?
He should be fired! There were other solutions and he put her in a situation where she needed to protect her baby from being tased! He has no judgement he is a danger to others
I’m I the only one who thinks a man who choose a dangerous job like a police officer should be able to handle himself one on one? Not letting a woman disarm you and use it on you.
CNN = LIES
Why the scuffle ? Obama getting people killed all over this country.
If the warrants weren’t for murder or violent felonies, there was no need to arrest her by himself. Police departments have units that routinely serve warrants safely. He’s lucky a stray shot or through-and-through didn’t kill someone else.
She did it to herself... don’t grab an officers taser.
Where is the video
Get an abortion: criminal! Kills pregnant lady and baby with a gun: innocent!
Pretty sure that’s called vacation
Dindunuffin.
Here you go trying to create another riot/protest. If I tried to take a taser from an officer and taser him with it I honestly don’t think it matters if I’m blue,black,white,pregnant or not I’m probably gonna end up getting shot as well.
Grabbing an officer’s weapon and the officer uses deadly force JUSTIFIED! Putting FIVE rounds into the person and they are on the ground and you are standing and have the ability to retreat and call for back up UNJUSTIFIED! Bad situation all the way around.
If you cant do the time , dont do the crime. Oh YEAHHHHHHH. Dont do it !
Regrettably it turned violent and with loss of life . if only the woman had been compliant instead of fighting the police officer thru the entire incident she would still be alive. ImpeachCongress
Oh my God no! No ! No!!!
If she would’ve listened to the officers command she would still be alive.
This implies she was killed for saying she was pregnant. Do better.
The lady was not pregnant
Must be nice to kill someone and get paid leave.... must be nice 😉
There is no recognized police procedure that endorses an officer attempting to detain and arrest a person by himself in that fashion unless it is imminently necessary to protect human life. He knew where she lived, and could easily have gotten backup and used a warrant.
He should be hung
Why was she trying to grab the officer’s taser?! What the hell was wrong with her? I’ve been angry and terrified but to grab a police person’s weapon is suicide. Mental health keeps popping in my mind more often than I’m comfortable with.
ooohhhh a two-4-one !!! ..... WHEN is THIS crap going to stop !!
Where are the prolife people
Why do I feel we are not getting the full story here what aren't you saying
Mass public shootings , school shootings, police shootings of innocent people: God Bless America the beacon of Light in a Dark World 😂😂😂😂😂😂
How he was supposed to check that during scuffle? Sad accident nothing else.
If indeed the woman used the Taser on the officer, at that moment her Fate was Sealed...
So pregnant women can assault police officers? It's such an inflammatory headline without the whole story which is what the news does now to drag you into read.
What was she a Big Woman?
paid leave...
You guys need to get your facts right. Making this woman out to be a victim....shame on you assholes. You should be stripped of your right to lie to the public. Also, maybe spell check here and there or learn how to speak English on your headlines
Breaking news in a year or two: Officer cleared of any wrong doing.
Guess you shouldn’t reach for an officer’s taser
You can’t get pregnant from being in a “scuffle”
Paid leave? For killing a woman and her unborn baby that’s messed up.
Can the media simply allow all the facts to come out before creating a firestorm. They were wrong on Ferguson, wrong w TrayvonMartin, wrong w Baltimore, wrong w Cambridge etc but caused significant damage perpetuating false narratives.
my lord 😨
Oh really? Sad moment
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