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By Cherranda Smith The family of Pamela Turner, a Black woman killed by a Baytown, Texas police officer in 2019, filed a civil rights lawsuit late last month. As the second anniversary of her killing approaches, Turner’s family along with civil rights attorney On May 23, 2019, officer Juan Pedro Delacruz fatally shot Turner in the parking lot of her apartment complex where she worked as a security guard. Turner’s family said she suffered from paranoid schizophrenia. Houston Chronicle, Delacruz was patrolling the area near Turner’s apartment and had intended on arresting her for several outstanding warrants when a scuffle ensued. The officer discharged a single-shot Taser. Police officials say that Turner attempted to use the Taser on Delacruz who then fired his gun at least five times in close range, hitting Turner in the face, chest, and abdomen while she was on the ground. ....
Families of Pamela Turner, George Floyd and Breonna Taylor hold rally on 2nd anniversary of Turner’s death Published: Updated: Tags: BAYTOWN, Texas – The families of Pamela Turner, George Floyd and Breonna Taylor joined activist and attorney Ben Crump for a justice rally in Baytown on Thursday. “If you were outraged when you saw the video of George Floyd got killed by the police, then you should be equally outraged when you see the video of how they killed Pam Turner, an unarmed Black woman laying down on her back that he shot in the face, in the chest and in the stomach,” Crump said, adding that the demonstration would take place in a few weeks. ....
Civil rights lawyer Benjamin Crump joined the family of Pamela Turner, a Black woman killed by a Texas police officer in 2019 at a rally on Thursday, calling for justice in her killing on the second anniversary of her death. Turner, 44, was killed in May 2019 in the parking lot of her apartment complex after a confrontation with Baytown police officer Juan Delacruz, who also lived at the complex. Delacruz shot Turner after the two struggled over his stun gun. Turner’s family has said she was suffering a mental health crisis at the time of the shooting. Turner was diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia in 2005. A bystander captured the confrontation on video. ....
By Kenny Webster The suburbs of Houston will be home to a massive BLM demonstration today. Activist and attorney Ben Crump is organizing a protest today to dispute the claims made by law enforcement about the shooting of a black woman named Pamela Turner. The same attorney who represented the family of George Floyd is now coming to the Houston area. Ben Crump says his client was killed unlawfully. The officer has a different story: he claims he was defending himself against a suspect who tried to use his own stun gun against him while attempting to apprehend a person with a warrant. ....