The family of a woman fatally shot while handing out samples at Costco is questioning the use of deadly force against their loved one.
The melee began at about 3 p.m. Wednesday, when store employees noticed 38-year-old Mhai Scott acting oddly while handing out pizza samples, said Loudoun County Sheriff Mike Chapman.
Scott reportedly became upset when she ran out of pizza, reported Northern Virginia Bureau Chief Julie Carey. Witnesses said she was waving a knife and scissors, threatening employees.
Deputies were called to the store to handle the disturbance. After they arrived, Scott — who worked for a company that handles sampling at Costco stores — approached the officers with the sharp items, authorities said.
One deputy tried to use a stun gun on Scott, but Chapman said the stun gun “did not work,” and another deputy fatally shot her.
A sheriff’s deputy also was wounded in the leg by a ricocheting bullet. The injury was not life-threatening.
http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/Deputy-Shot-at-Costco-in-Sterling-209389621.html
http://www.loudountimes.com/news/article/costco_shooting_justified898
http://everly.tributes.com/our_obituaries/Mylene-Mhai-Marcelo-de-Leon-Scott-95970253
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