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Dereshia Blackwell
United States · Aged 39 · Died 09/09/2018
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Police responded to a other accident at the Quail Valley Apartment Homes. When they arrived to investigate, Dereshia Blackwell was standing outside holding a gun and a knife. When police ordered the woman to drop the weapons, she refused. A police officer tasered Blackwell to no effect. Another officer shot Blackwell at least five times, killing her.
Alleged responsible partyMissouri City Police DepartmentReported by the cited sources. “Alleged” is used pending verification.
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