Woman fatally shot after pointing gun at deputies: Denton County Sheriff’s Office
A woman was fatally shot after she pointed a gun at Denton County deputies, hours after she was accused of displaying a handgun and making suicidal comments at an Arlington hospital on Saturday, according to the Denton County Sheriff’s Office.
At around 8:55 a.m., police responded to Arlington Memorial Hospital after staff reported that a woman entered the emergency-room lobby and displayed a handgun. The woman began making suicidal comments, according to a statement from the Arlington Police Department.
A hospital security employee confronted the woman and told her to leave. She then exited the lobby and left the hospital before officers arrived, Arlington police said.
No shots were fired at the hospital, and there were no reports of any injuries.
Regional law enforcement partners were notified and Arlington police began searching for the woman.
Denton County Sheriff’s Office deputies found an unoccupied vehicle related to the incident around noon in the parking lot of Greenbelt Corridor Park in the 6800 block of East University.
Deputies searched the trails in the park and when they found the woman who had been driving the vehicle, she pointed a gun at deputies, according to a new release from the Denton County Sheriff’s Office.
The woman refused to comply with the deputies’ commands to drop the weapon, officials said in the news release. Deputies fired their weapons, striking the woman. The sheriff’s office did not say how many deputies fired their guns or how many shots were fired.
Deputies rendered emergency aid to the woman, but she did not survive.
The Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s Office identified the woman as Victoria Lauren Edwards, 29, of Arlington.
An ongoing investigation of the shooting is being conducted by the Texas Rangers.
If you or a loved one are experiencing a crisis, call 988, the new, three-digit shortcut that will direct callers to the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline.
