On Wednesday afternoon, a woman drove her car up to one crew working to repair one of the damaged water mains in Jefferson County ,"called them 'f----ng n----rs,' and demanded that they be arrested," The Times-Picayune reports, citing comments from Sheriff Joe Lopinto and video taken by a bystander. "The workers then flagged down sheriff's deputies and reported her harassment, at which point the woman twice struck one officer with her car before another deputy shot her to death."
The unidentified middle-aged woman had previously gotten numerous orders of protective custody resulting in mental heath commitments, Jefferson Parish Coroner Dr. Gerry Cvitanovich said later Wednesday. Lopinto said "there didn't seem to be a whole lot right with her." The bystander, who said he turned his videos over to law enforcement, told the Times-Picayune the sheriff's deputies tried their best to talk the woman down and get her to leave. "Honestly, I thought she was one of [the deputies'] mothers, the way they tried to help her do the right thing," he said. "They really tried to help the lady," and "she f----d them over."
The unidentified middle-aged woman had previously gotten numerous orders of protective custody resulting in mental heath commitments, Jefferson Parish Coroner Dr. Gerry Cvitanovich said later Wednesday. Lopinto said "there didn't seem to be a whole lot right with her." The bystander, who said he turned his videos over to law enforcement, told the Times-Picayune the sheriff's deputies tried their best to talk the woman down and get her to leave. "Honestly, I thought she was one of [the deputies'] mothers, the way they tried to help her do the right thing," he said. "They really tried to help the lady," and "she f----d them over."