Distressing bodycam video has shown the moment ER star Vanessa Marquez was shot dead by cops after pulling out a replica gun and shouting 'kill me' during a welfare check at her home.
Marquez, 49, can be seen sitting in her bedroom in cluttered 'hoarding conditions' after police officers were called to the property in South Pasadena, California, by a concerned friend on August 30, 2018.
'I'm not going,' the actress tells the pair of officers after they tell her is being taken into custody for her own safety. She is then seeing drawing a pair of scissors from a handbag, followed by pistol, which was later found to be BB gun.
One of the officers says: 'Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, s**t, she's got a gun. She's got a gun. Gun! Gun! Gun!' And the police immediately back out of the apartment.
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The police could not have left, at least out of the house and her field of vision, and got some mental health professionals to deal with her and de-escalate the situation? Trying NOT to second-guess these officers but how many times have we seen these situations escalate to include death needlessly?
The officers do appear to be getting away from her when they see her gun. Maybe that was hampered by all of her possessions, I don't know. And the article, that I was able to read after turning off my adblocker briefly, (hint), stated she may have been wanting to die so maybe she forced the situation.
Regardless, if you point ANY gun at a cop, expect them to open fire. As most would if they wanted to live.
Moral of the story, don't point a gun at the police, regardless if it is real or a BB gun.
Thank you for letting all of us know.
Don’t point a gun at a human who has a gun.
Wellness check. Well, she's dead. Thanks for checking.
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