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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(107,999 posts)
Fri Jul 12, 2019, 12:19 PM Jul 2019

Why Was 17-Year-Old Girl Shot By Police Officer on California Freeway?

A 17-year-old California girl was shot and killed by a police officer on a freeway nearly a week ago, and officials have yet to clarify exactly what prompted the shooting.

At about 7 p.m. Friday, a Fullerton Police officer radioed that he had been involved in a shooting on the eastbound SR 91 freeway in Anaheim, Anaheim Police said in a statement.

"A female suspect was struck by gunfire and was transported to a local hospital where she later died," Anaheim police said.

The officer was not injured in the shooting. Police did not name the girl who died, citing her age, but family members identified her as Hannah Williams.

Officials said an “item appearing to be a handgun” was found at the scene.

The Orange County District Attorney’s office said in a press release Tuesday the item found was a “replica handgun designed to look identical to a Beretta 92 FS handgun.”

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/why-was-17-year-old-girl-shot-by-police-officer-on-california-freeway/ar-AAEbGzm?li=BBnbcA1

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Why Was 17-Year-Old Girl Shot By Police Officer on California Freeway? (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jul 2019 OP
Hmmmm? Hannah Williams sounds AA, and I'm betting that gun was planted. brush Jul 2019 #1
Hmmmm? Hannah Williams doesn't look AA Brother Buzz Jul 2019 #2
Okay, bad guess. Case still smells though. A teen ends up dead on the freeway, much secrecy... brush Jul 2019 #3
There doesn't appear to be much in the way of secrecy Brother Buzz Jul 2019 #4
"Administrative Leave" A HERETIC I AM Jul 2019 #6
"A female suspect was struck by gunfire" SouthernProgressive Jul 2019 #5
Sounds like the mayor of Mendocino Jul 2019 #8
Fullerton police release video of officer shooting 17-year-old girl dalton99a Jul 2019 #7
Suicide by cop treestar Jul 2019 #9

brush

(53,782 posts)
1. Hmmmm? Hannah Williams sounds AA, and I'm betting that gun was planted.
Fri Jul 12, 2019, 02:38 PM
Jul 2019

Let's see what comes out. There are reasons this is being kept quiet.

brush

(53,782 posts)
3. Okay, bad guess. Case still smells though. A teen ends up dead on the freeway, much secrecy...
Fri Jul 12, 2019, 03:00 PM
Jul 2019

involved. She looks so dangerous. The cop must have feared for his life

Brother Buzz

(36,439 posts)
4. There doesn't appear to be much in the way of secrecy
Fri Jul 12, 2019, 03:18 PM
Jul 2019

Investigations are proceeding (including an independent one), the police officer is on administrative leave, and the parents will get answers.

This tragic event initially didn't get much news coverage for ONE simple reason: The big ass Southern California earthquake struck one hour after the shooting.

A HERETIC I AM

(24,369 posts)
6. "Administrative Leave"
Fri Jul 12, 2019, 03:36 PM
Jul 2019

"I just shot an innocent person, and now I get a paid holiday"


there.......fixed it.

 

SouthernProgressive

(1,810 posts)
5. "A female suspect was struck by gunfire"
Fri Jul 12, 2019, 03:31 PM
Jul 2019

Not making any claim about the circumstances around the shooting.

That is one hell of a way to say a female suspect was intentionally shot.

dalton99a

(81,512 posts)
7. Fullerton police release video of officer shooting 17-year-old girl
Sat Jul 13, 2019, 10:58 AM
Jul 2019
https://www.ocregister.com/2019/07/12/fullerton-police-release-video-of-officer-shooting-17-year-old-girl/
Fullerton police release video of officer shooting 17-year-old girl

A 17-year-old girl shot and killed by a Fullerton officer on the 91 Freeway was pointing what turned out to be a replica handgun, video of the fatal confrontation released Friday shows.

The Fullerton Police Department on Friday afternoon released the body-worn camera footage, as well as a 911 call the teen’s father made in which he reported that she had gone missing with a rental car while on medication.

An attorney for the family of Hannah Linn Williams acknowledged that the video showed her in a “shooting stance,” and said she had suffered from mental health issues. The family previously described the shooting as unjustified.

Fullerton Police Cpl. Scott Flynn, an on-duty, uniformed officer, had been driving a marked police SUV on the eastbound 91, taking his police dog to a veterinarian.

Caution – this video is graphic and there is strong language:

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