A cordless drill looks like an "Uzi" , just like Long Beach police think that a waterhose nozzle looks like a "six shooter."
In this case, IF the information is correct, at least the victim may have had mental issues and may have been trying to pass the drill off as being a firearm, and you certainly can't expect the police to make any sort of determination otherwise (though it sounds like they had plenty of time to get a good look at it).
She did this to herself.
http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/201...n-jose-police/
Woman Carrying Cordless Drill, Believed To Be A Gun, Shot And Killed By San Jose Police
August 14, 2014 6:50 PM
SAN JOSE (KCBS) — A 19-year-old woman was shot and killed by San Jose police Thursday morning after officers responded to a report that she threatened to shoot her family with an Uzi-like weapon, though it was determined she was holding a cordless drill.
Police responded to a report at around 10:36 a.m. that a woman was threatening to shoot her family in the 700 block of Blossom Hill Road near Santa Teresa Boulevard, south of Highway 85.
“We had a call, someone with an Uzi threatening to kill family members,” said San Jose police spokesman Officer Albert Morales. “A very, very serious situation, a very dangerous situation for our officers. We had communication with this person. Unfortunately, at some point those communications either broke down, or the officers felt threatened in some form or fashion and one of the officers discharged their firearm.” The woman was struck at least one time by gunfire. She was transported to a local hospital where she was pronounced deceased at approximately 12:39 p.m.
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