SeanTX
02-18-2014, 09:15 PM
They need a little more time to get their stories together it appears ....
http://www.kvue.com/news/local/Investigation-continues-into-fatal-shooting-of-Bastrop-woman-245884241.html
Son of woman killed by deputy speaks
by ASHLEY GOUDEAU and HEATHER KOVAR / KVUE News
Bio | Email | Follow: @HeatherK_KVUE
kvue.com
Posted on February 17, 2014 at 5:20 PM
Updated today at 10:12 AM
Still unknown if woman killed by Bastrop deputy was armed
Sheriff's office won't release 911 calls, video in officer-involved shooting
BASTROP COUNTY, Texas -- A modest house in Bastrop is now missing the person who made it home, Yvette Smith.
"She was strong hearted, you know," said Anthony Bell, speaking of his mother. "Loving and caring, would do anything for her children. She worked three jobs if she had to. If you needed anything, she was willing to give you whatever she had."
Just after 12:30 a.m. Sunday, Bastrop County sheriffs were called to a home on Zimmerman Avenue. The caller said two men, who KVUE News has learned are father and son, were fighting over a gun.
When deputies arrived, one of the men was outside. The other was inside. Smith came to the door and was shot by 28-year-old Deputy Daniel Willis. She was taken to the hospital, where she died.
Initially, investigators said Smith had a gun and didn't follow the deputy's commands. Hours later, they retracted that statement saying they don't know if Smith had a gun.
The home owner and neighbors said she did not.
"This is a big tragedy for everybody, because, I mean, we feel unsafe now. I mean, an officer shot somebody without the person being armed," said neighbor Joe Martinez. "It just hurts, because now you can't trust an officer here."
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The Texas Rangers and Bastrop County Sheriff's Office are investigating the shooting.
http://www.kvue.com/news/local/Investigation-continues-into-fatal-shooting-of-Bastrop-woman-245884241.html
Son of woman killed by deputy speaks
by ASHLEY GOUDEAU and HEATHER KOVAR / KVUE News
Bio | Email | Follow: @HeatherK_KVUE
kvue.com
Posted on February 17, 2014 at 5:20 PM
Updated today at 10:12 AM
Still unknown if woman killed by Bastrop deputy was armed
Sheriff's office won't release 911 calls, video in officer-involved shooting
BASTROP COUNTY, Texas -- A modest house in Bastrop is now missing the person who made it home, Yvette Smith.
"She was strong hearted, you know," said Anthony Bell, speaking of his mother. "Loving and caring, would do anything for her children. She worked three jobs if she had to. If you needed anything, she was willing to give you whatever she had."
Just after 12:30 a.m. Sunday, Bastrop County sheriffs were called to a home on Zimmerman Avenue. The caller said two men, who KVUE News has learned are father and son, were fighting over a gun.
When deputies arrived, one of the men was outside. The other was inside. Smith came to the door and was shot by 28-year-old Deputy Daniel Willis. She was taken to the hospital, where she died.
Initially, investigators said Smith had a gun and didn't follow the deputy's commands. Hours later, they retracted that statement saying they don't know if Smith had a gun.
The home owner and neighbors said she did not.
"This is a big tragedy for everybody, because, I mean, we feel unsafe now. I mean, an officer shot somebody without the person being armed," said neighbor Joe Martinez. "It just hurts, because now you can't trust an officer here."
snip
The Texas Rangers and Bastrop County Sheriff's Office are investigating the shooting.