Baytown officer Juan Delacruz is on trial for the death of Pamela Turner after he shot and killed her back in May 2019 while reportedly trying to arrest her for outstanding warrants.
The jury is considering whether Baytown police officer Juan Delacruz acted reasonably as an officer when he shot and killed Pamela Turner or if opening fire and killing her was a crime.Juan Delacruz Trial: Opening statements begin for Baytown PD officer shooting, killing Pamela Turner
"He pulled the trigger, and he shot her in the face, in the chest, and in the side," adds prosecutor Jules Johnson. Defense attorney Gregory Cagle says, "Pamela Turner made the decision to evade arrest, resist arrest, take a weapon from a police officer, not only take it but then use it against him." He argued Delacruz made a split-second decision to shoot Turner, fearing for his life after she tased him in the testicles. "We're already damn sure self-defense applies," Cagle adds."This defendant made the decision to shoot before he was ever even tased, if he was tased.
"Think back to the video. had the ability to step back, and he did. He stepped back and shot her. He didn’t have to shoot her, but he did anyway," Adams told jurors.Hundreds gather remembering Pamela Turner, rally for officer who killed her to be convicted
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