Police violence is directed against working people and youth of all racial and ethnic backgrounds
Betty Francois, 91, died on January 11, two days after she was shot in her Victorville, California, home by a San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Deputy. Police claim that Francois, who was legally blind and deaf, pointed a shotgun at the deputies after they gave commands for her to drop the weapon, giving them no option but to shoot the elderly woman. Francois had called the police to her home in fear that there had been an intruder and was seeking their help.
A candlelight vigil and protest were held in Syracuse, New York, on March 11 for 17-year-old Judson Albahm, who had been killed by police a week earlier near his home in the suburb of Dewitt. Four officers from three different departments opened fire on Albahm. According to the police account the teenager repeatedly pointed a black handgun which fired metal BBs at them and refused orders to drop it after an extended foot chase, pr
Police previously called to Spring Valley Lake home of 91-year-old who was fatally shot
Deputies made contact with Betty Francois twice in 2020 for false alarms
Victorville Daily Press
Law enforcement responded at least twice last year to the Spring Valley Lake home of a 91-year-old disabled woman who was fatally shot by deputies last weekend after she reportedly pointed a shotgun at them.
The February and April 2020 calls occurred when the alarm at the residence went off and were determined to be false alarms, San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department spokesperson Jodi Miller told the Daily Press on Tuesday.
Deputies made contact with the woman, Betty Francois, during both calls, Miller added.
Family, neighbors seek answers after deputies shoot, kill 91-year-old Victorville woman who is legally blind
Family, neighbors seek answers after deputies shoot, kill 91-year-old Victorville woman who is legally blind
Family members and neighbors are demanding answers after an elderly woman who reported a possible intruder in her home was shot and killed by deputies over the weekend.
VICTORVILLE, Calif. - Family members and neighbors are demanding answers after an elderly woman who reported a possible intruder in her home was shot and killed by deputies over the weekend.
The San Bernardino County Sheriff s Department responded to a call of a possible home intruder in the Spring Valley Lake community of Victorville at about 9 a.m. on Saturday. When deputies arrived, the door was opened by 91-year-old Betty Francois, who lived alone in the house with her dogs and a cat.
A 91-year-old Southern California woman was fatally shot by sheriff’s deputies responding to a break-in report at her home after she pointed a shotgun at them, authorities said.Betty Francois of Victorville died early Monday at a hospital where she.