Shannon Rupert, 45, of Shreveport, died after Officer Patrick Edmonds Jr. fired two shots at her as she charged him with the scissors. Rupert had refused commands to put down the scissors, authorities said.
Edmonds has been on paid administrative leave since the shooting and will remain so pending an internal affairs review, which is routine, Bossier City police spokeswoman Traci Landry said.
Based on all evidence reviewed it is my firm opinion that no crime was committed by the officer as his actions constituted justifiable homicide," District Attorney Schuyler Marvin said in a letter to Police Chief Shane McWilliams and released Friday. "The circumstances confronting this officer were such that a reasonable believe existed that he was in imminent danger of losing his life or suffering great bodily harm, and the discharge of his firearm was necessary for the prevention of a possibly lethal threat."
Edmonds has been on paid administrative leave since the shooting and will remain so pending an internal affairs review, which is routine, Bossier City police spokeswoman Traci Landry said.
Based on all evidence reviewed it is my firm opinion that no crime was committed by the officer as his actions constituted justifiable homicide," District Attorney Schuyler Marvin said in a letter to Police Chief Shane McWilliams and released Friday. "The circumstances confronting this officer were such that a reasonable believe existed that he was in imminent danger of losing his life or suffering great bodily harm, and the discharge of his firearm was necessary for the prevention of a possibly lethal threat."
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