DENVER | Officers shot and killed a woman who was holding a large, hunting-style knife at an intersection near Coors Field in Downtown Denver at about noon Sunday, police said.
Officers used a Taser on the woman twice but she began advancing toward them as they tried to back up from her, Denver police Chief Ron Thomas said a press conference near the scene. Three officers fired at her, he said.
The shooting will be investigated and the results will be sent to prosecutors to decide if the shooting was lawful, he said.
“My belief is that the officers perceived a significant threat and responded to that threat,” Thomas said.
The woman’s age and name were not immediately known.
Alicia was her name.that got shot on Broadway and lawerence in downtown denver.she was my #1best sister.she had a family,kids and she got tooken from me and the family please can someone find out for me where her kids are at.she was my sister Alicia.she’s now my Angel 😇.God was waiting for you babygirl my princess.Rest in peace my Angel 😇.love your sister Jennifer
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Is she native or Latino? It would not surprise me. When I first read this headline, I thought “I’ll bet she was indigenous.” They would never EVER do this to a white woman. There is a video out there of a white woman waving a machete around in a public park, who THREW the machete at police officers. The hit her with bean bags and were able to subdue her non-lethally. Racists HATE non-white woman and police departments across this country are FULL of racists!
So, was this woman a longtime Denver resident? What is her story?