For the first time after multiple delays, the family of Charleena Lyles, the pregnant woman who was shot and killed by police in 2017, heard directly from one of the officers who fired.
The officer, Jason Anderson, testified on day six of the police inquest into the death of Lyles.
“She was not trying to commit suicide,” Charles Lyles said. “I’m tired of them saying that. My daughter was not trying to commit suicide by no police. It’s wrong for you to keep saying that.” While Lyles’ family has said she suffered from some mental health issues, they say there is no evidence she planned a suicide by cop situation.
“You didn’t send out patrol and regular uniform cops,” Johnson said. “You sent out the special weapons and tactics team. So if you are afraid of an elderly man in a wheelchair, that lets me know that my five-foot-three, 100-pound cousin didn’t have a fighting chance.”
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