A woman who pointed a gun at police serving arrest warrants at her home was shot and killed by officers after she threatened to kill one of them which took place yesterday.
The police department said in a news release that a 5-year-old boy who was in the apartment with the victim named Korryn Gaines, was shot in a limb by a stray bullet and has been taken to a nearby hospital. The Police however could not determine if he was shot by the woman or officers.
Three officers went to the suspect’s apartment in about 9:20 a.m. to serve arrest warrants on her and a man, according to police. Gaines was wanted for failing to appear in court on traffic charges dating from a stop in March.
One officer got a key from the landlord and opened the apartment after no one responded to repeated knocks. The officer saw Gaines sitting on the floor, pointing a long gun at him, he said. The officers retreated to the hallway, and a man ran from the apartment with a 1-year-old boy.That man was arrested.
Police negotiators tried to talk with Gaines, who they said pointed the gun at tactical officers several times and at about 3 p.m., Gaines pointed the gun directly at one of the officers and said, “If you don’t leave, I’m going to kill you.”
That was when an officer shot at the woman, and she fired two shots back.
Gaines was hit several times and pronounced dead at the scene. No officers were hurt.
The 5-year-old was taken to a hospital to treat injuries that weren’t life threatening. Police have not released the relationship between Gaines and the child.
