Fort Worth police have released body-camera video after an officer fired a shot at a woman last week. No one was injured in the July 15 incident near Everman Parkway and Oak Grove Road.
Incident Details
Fort Worth police were responding to calls about a woman firing a gun but did not find a gun on the woman they shot at. Body camera footage also captures one officer asking another, ‘Why’d you shoot?’
The woman, 34-year-old Leandra Johnson, was not injured but has been charged with multiple alleged crimes. Officer says woman reached into purse, fearing she may be reaching for the weapon, one officer fired his gun.
Police did not find a gun on Johnson, but they did recover an empty gun box matching the description of the reported firearm and ammunition matching a spent shell casing recovered outside.
Investigation
The department’s Major Case Unit continues to investigate the shooting. The officer involved is a two-year veteran of the Fort Worth Police Department.
Original reporting: Dallas – Ft. Worth Feed (HLL/CB) — read the source article.
