Police responded to a vehicle accident at the Quail Valley Apartment Homes. When they arrived to investigate, a woman was standing outside holding a gun and a knife. When police ordered the woman to drop the weapons, she continued toward them. The officer shot and killed her.
Victim's Name: Dereshia Blackwell
Agency Responsible: Missouri City Police Department
Gender: Female
Age: 39
Race: Black
Date of Death: September 9, 2018
County: Fort Bend
Cause of Death: Gunshot, Taser
Official Disposition: Pending investigation/No Known Charges
Criminal Charges: No known charges
Mental Illness: No
Armed: Allegedly Armed
Weapon: gun and knife
Threat Level: other
Fleeing: Not fleeing
Body Camera: No
Washington Post Database ID: 4020
Geography: Suburban