You call the cops, there’s always the chance that something like this can happen. From deaf kids with rakes (Detroit) to a mentally disabled adults, police know at least one outcome: They’re going home at the end of their shift.
“NEVER invite ‘The Man’ into your life.”
Update:
Delma Towler’s daughter says the 83-year-old was protecting herself. She was a good Christian woman, who had never fired a gun in her life. She says Towler would never have fired at an officer.
“If she were shooting at somebody to kill, she wouldn’t have been shooting at the ceiling. She’s just trying to frighten them away,” said Clark.
Family says there may have been an intruder. Their proof: Towler’s pocketbook is gone.
“And she kept it sitting right here beside her recliner - and it’s missing,” said Clark, pointing to a table alongside the living room chair.
Events inside Towler’s home are just the start; questions remain about Towler’s final moments. Her family says, for safety, Towler left her own home and walked to her sister’s two doors down. It was there, an officer shot and killed Towler. Her sister Margaret says she saw the whole thing.
“And Margaret said she did not have a gun pointed at anybody. She was trying to get in to the deck gate to get in to the house,” said Clark.
But, the state police investigation indicates Towler refused to put down her gun. Her family says Towler couldn’t have seen or heard the officer. Her glasses were in her home and her hearing aids off.
http://www.wset.com/story/19608792/family-believes-towler-couldnt-see-or-hear-officers