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Pregnant black woman suspected of car theft shot by five times Missouri police, witness says

eyewitness says police in Kansas City, Missouri repeatedly shot an unarmed pregnant woman as she tried to run away.

“They shot five times,” witness, who just gave her first name, Shedanja, said Kansas City Star. “I remember seeing her hit earth, and I froze.

wounded woman, who Black, suspected of carrier out car theft with husband’s accomplice KCTV identified her as Leonna Hale, aged 26. She is still alive, but suffered serious injuries and was taken to the hospital where she is. in stable state.

According to the Missouri Highway Patrol (MSHP), the Kansas City Police Department (KCPD) confronted the couple. of suspects in parking space of family dollar store on Friday. The suspect reportedly jumped out of in car and ran away, but Miss Hale stayed and held out her arms up.

“She didn’t push out weapon on them,” Shedanja said. Star. “She didn’t even have a stick in her hand.”

Officers repeatedly ordered Ms. Hale to get out, Shedanji said. down on land, but explained that she could not do this because she was pregnant.

As they claimed back further, Ms. Hale told the police that gun in in car. Eventually she began to support up to the fence, and the police allegedly approached her with their weapons drawn.

Obviously panicked, the woman finally turned and tried to run. Only three steps Shedanja said the police shot her dead.

“One, two, three, four, five,” the witness recalled, counting the shots. “I remember it because it didn’t stop.”

In the video, Shedanja shared with in Starwoman lies on Earth with her hands behind her back and what appears to be blood on her shirt.

“They handcuffed her,” Shedanja says. Why did they shoot her, all of you?

Police say the Missouri Highway Patrol is investigating the incident.

“We never want to be in these types of situations,” Interim KCPD Chief Joseph Mabin. told reporters. “Not publicand not the police. Anytime there’s something going on like it’s, it’s a decline on our community. I want assure public that the stage is safe. There is no permanent threat. Highway Patrol will investigate the incident. We strive to be 100% transparent and fully collaborative with Highway Patrol”.

Independent has reached out in both KCPD and MSHP for comment.

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