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Family of Texas woman killed by police files federal suit
13 days ago | By My Sanantonio
HOUSTON - Family members of a Black woman who was fatally shot near her Texas apartment after struggling with an officer over his stun gun filed a federal civil rights Thursday, saying they are still seeking justice for her.
Pamela Turner, 44, was killed in May 2019 in the parking lot of her suburban Houston apartment complex after a confrontation with Baytown Officer Juan Delacruz, who also lived at the complex. Delacruz shot Turner after a struggle over the officer's stun gun that a bystander captured on video.
Turner's family and their attorneys have said Turner, who was diagnosed with...
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