http://www.nbcnews.com/id/52036768
One officer tried to use a stun gun on Scott, but Chapman said the stun gun “did not work” and one of the deputies fatally shot her.
[Loudoun County Sheriff Mike] Chapman said the only shots fired were by one of the deputies.
UPDATE: A woman who authorities say threatened Loudoun County Sheriff’s deputies with a knife and scissors and was fatally shot by deputies at a Sterling Costco store has been identified as Mhai Scott, 38, of Sterling, Virginia.
When she went at deputies with the weapons and a county-issued TASER was unable to stop her, one of the deputies then shot her multiple times, Sheriff Michael Chapman says. A deputy who suffered a gunshot wound to his leg, possibly from a ricochet, has been released from a hospital in good condition.
Nobody carries a baton anymore? You have 8 cops. Nobody can draw a baton and hit her from the side while another cop distracts her?
Look, I’m not talking about stupid movie stuff like shoot to knock the knife out of her hand. An assailant with a knife is extremely dangerous inside 20-25 feet. They can close that gap in two seconds. An assailant on drugs or mentally deficient can be as persistent as they are aggressive. But I’m sorry, Costco has myriad goods they sell all over the store. They have shopping carts everywhere.
A cop can’t just grab a shopping cart and ram her and pin her? I mean WTF? You are telling me among the 8 cops, one of them could not find something to use as a prod, shield, barrier, or anything to use to physicall imair her ability to use the knife. A knife is a contact weapon. Prevent contact and you prevent the attack.
For all I know she was crazed making her stronger and more aggessive. Still, they didn’t have a shopping cart they could use to hold her at bay, or a table, or a shovel or rake or any other object nearby? Pick up a coffee mug and aim for the head? Anything but shoot and kill her?