EXCLUSIVE: Virginia cop used excessive force to kill Pinay worker?

EXCLUSIVE

Virginia cop used excessive 

force to kill Pinay worker?

By Alex P. Vidal

A 38-year-old Fil-Am woman shot dead by a cop at the Costco in Sterling, Virginia, USA  on May 29 could be a victim of "excessive force."

This was the suspicion aired by the victim's female relative who requested for anonymity but wants a thorough investigation on the incident that happened at around 3 o'clock in the afternoon inside the big department store.

"She was not a violent person," bewailed the female relative, who is based in Surrey, British Columbia. "I talked to her yesterday (May 28) and she was okay and normal. I think there was no need to shoot and kill her. Excessive force was not necessary since she was a woman and was suffering from nervous breakdown."

The victim, Mhai De Leon-Scott, was shot dead during a confrontation with cops who responded to a commotion, it was reported.

The relative said Scott hailed from Angat, Bulacan and had two female children. Her husband is a military man assigned in Ohio. 

"She used to work at Victoria Secret and was giving food sample inside the Costco when the incident happened," she added.

Loudoun Times quoted Liz Mills, spokesperson for the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office, who confirmed that Scott, 38, of Sterling, was shot by a deputy while wielding a knife while inside the store. 

The deputy who shot Scott fired multiple rounds during the incident, Mills said. 

Here's the original story from Loudon Times: 

With one woman dead and a deputy injured, the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office is now investigating the circumstances surrounding an incident at the Sterling Costco. 

At approximately 3 p.m. May 29, two deputies arrived at Price Cascades Plaza near the intersection of Route 7 and Cascades Parkway. Emergency services had received a call saying a woman, a Customer Services Demonstration provider, was creating a disturbance at the Costco. According to law enforcement, she had pulled a knife in the store and was acting erratically. 

When confronted by deputies, the unnamed woman began approaching them while still holding the knife. An attempt to restrain the woman using a taser was ineffective, possibly being caught in a pocket of clothing instead of making contact with her skin. One of the deputies opened fire after it became apparent that the taser didn't work. 

The woman with the knife was killed by police fire. 

"It’s a very unfortunate situation for everybody. I just want to make sure our deputies are safe and everything gets investigated properly," said Loudoun County Sheriff Mike Chapman at a press conference following the shooting. "Ultimately we’ve got to go through and interview all the witnesses … I don’t want to speculate on minuscule details at this time." 

One of the deputies was injured in the leg during the shooting, possibly by a ricochet. This injury was not life threatening. 

Witnesses described at least five shots being fired. 

Robert Krause of Ashburn was at the front of the store when the conflict occurred, "This kind of thing doesn’t normally happen here. I didn’t want to be a hero so I got out of there. Half the store was running out too."