Austin police say they were called to the apartment complex for a husband who called stating his wife had a weapon. When the officers arrived, a white woman came out of the breezeway. The woman had a weapon in her hands and “extended the weapon towards the officers and said "shoot me, shoot me, kill me.'" Police told her to drop the weapon, but she proceeded to move towards the officers, and they shot her. As she was lying on the ground, police say she was still moving after being shot so they shot her some more.
Victim's Name: Micah Jester
Agency Responsible: Austin Police Department
Gender: Female
Age: 26
Race: White
Date of Death: October 16, 2016
County: Travis
Cause of Death: Gunshot
Official Disposition: Pending investigation/No Known Charges
Criminal Charges: No known charges
Mental Illness: Yes
Armed: Unarmed/Did Not Have an Actual Weapon
Weapon: toy
Threat Level: attack
Fleeing: Not fleeing
Body Camera: No
Washington Post Database ID: 1966
Geography: Suburban