A grand jury has advised against filing charges against seven police officers in Oklahoma City involved in the fatal shooting of a 77-year-old woman, as reported by the district attorney’s office on Tuesday.
The grand jury made its determination on Monday after looking into the shooting incident that occurred on October 10, which involved Annette Prince in northwest Oklahoma City, according to a statement issued by the prosecutor’s office.
At the time of the incident, authorities stated that the officers were responding to a reported auto-pedestrian accident when they found Prince outside of her vehicle, which had been damaged in the crash.
Officials claim that Prince discharged her firearm multiple times and did not comply with commands to drop the weapon. Allegedly, she pointed her gun at the officers, prompting all seven to fire upon her, resulting in her death.
The officers involved in the incident—including Lt. William Robison, and officers Brandon Cobb, Jonathan Espinosa, Quinton Garner, Casey Brown, Daniel Young, and Jacob Welton—were placed on administrative leave following the event.
As of Tuesday, a police representative had not returned calls requesting information regarding whether the officers had resumed their duties.
Subsequently, it was discovered that Prince had been a passenger in the vehicle that had crashed. The car was being driven by a woman she knew, whom Prince had allegedly shot twice before the driver exited the vehicle. Reports indicate that Prince then took over the driver’s seat and ran over the injured woman, although she survived the serious injuries sustained.
Afterwards, Prince fled the scene, only to crash the vehicle at the location where she was subsequently confronted by the responding officers.
No motive for Prince’s actions has been made public, and a spokesperson for the district attorney’s office has not returned inquiries regarding further comments on the case.