PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - The Salem Police Department says a 25-year-old woman repeatedly tried to cock a handgun before she was shot and killed by a police officer.
Jacklynn Rashaun Ford was killed May 9 after a traffic stop in which police say she ran from her vehicle after giving a false name.
The department says officer Trevor Morrison stopped Ford’s car after she failed to signal a turn. When she ran, Morrison sent his police dog, Baco, after her.
Baco stopped Ford and Morrison shouted commands at her. The department says Ford then produced a handgun, later found loaded, which she tried and failed to cock.
Morrison shot Ford in the head and the chest.
Oregon State Police and the Marion County District Attorney’s office are investigating.
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