Deputies responded to a 911 call just after 9:30 a.m. regarding unknown subjects attempting to break into her home. Betty Francois, 91, made the 911 call. Deputies arrived and Francois allegedly came out of the home armed with a shotgun. Deputies gave her commands to drop the gun, then she pointed the gun at the deputies, and a deputy shot and killed her when she failed to comply. Francois was blind and deaf.
Agency: San Bernardino County Sheriff's Office
Motive: Burglary
Confrontation Type: Other Non-Violent Offense
Service Call: Yes
Body Camera: no
Official Disposition: Pending investigation
Victim Name: Betty Francois
Death Date: January 9, 2021
County: San Bernardino
Geography: Suburban
Gender: Female
Age: 91
Race: White
Cause of Death: Gunshot
Criminal Charges: No known charges
Mental Illness: No
Armed: Allegedly Armed
Weapon: gun
Threat Level: attack
Fleeing: not fleeing
Washington Post Database ID: 6488