Cops Shot Unarmed Pregnant Girl 5 Occasions In Suspected Carjacking

Missouri cops shot a woman five times Friday whereas making an attempt to arrest the pregnant suspect for allegedly jacking a automotive. A witness, horrified by the police, stated she confirmed the officers that she was unarmed and advised them that she was pregnant. She was sadly shot together with her arms within the air.

KCTV5 studies that Leonna Hale, 26, was shot by officers responding to studies of an armed carjacking round eight p.m. Cops over the radio alleged {that a} male driver fled after they tried to drag him over. Subsequently, Hale was shot as she additionally tried to flee, Missouri State Freeway Patrol.

Witness Data Aftermath Of Cops Capturing Pregnant Girl

“They shot her! Oh my God, they shot her!” A witness by the title of Shé Danja on fb cried within the footage she filmed within the aftermath of the Friday night time officer-involved taking pictures in Kansas Metropolis. Nonetheless, the appalled witness shared on Fb that earlier than turning to run, Hale had “put her arms up and was speaking to them to indicate she didn’t have a weapon in her hand!!!”

She added that the pregnant lady was nonetheless cuffed after police shot her 5 occasions.

“What the f–okay! Oh my God, they shot her and so they nonetheless placing her in handcuffs!”

 

The witness additionally advised The Kansas Metropolis Star that Hale had solely refused to get on the bottom as a result of she advised cops that she was pregnant.

“She was gonna cooperate, she acquired scared, she ran down there and so they shot her … it ain’t proper!” she exclaimed in her video on the scene.

Shé Danja did, nevertheless, say that Hale had warned that there was a gun within the automotive. Police confirmed {that a} handgun was discovered close by after the taking pictures.

Suspect In Secure Situation After Capturing

Regardless of the horrible circumstances, the expectant mom is alive. Hale reportedly sustained critical accidents and was taken to the hospital. Ultimately examine, she was in secure situation. The male suspect was unhurt and was additionally taken to a neighborhood hospital for an unrelated medical situation.

No officers have been injured and no residents have been injured throughout this incident.