A woman was shot by a Kansas City police officer last Friday. A woman who recorded the shooting and posted it online saying the woman who was shot was unarmed KCTV 5 reported. Earlier this week, prosecutors released an photo from a police body-worn camera that showed a gun in the hand of the woman. Prosecutors said the photo shows Leonna Hale. Hale has been charged with several counts, including unlawful possession of a firearm, unlawful use of a weapon, and resisting a lawful detention.

Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker says after reviewing body camera video and additional evidence that showed Hale “continually displayed a weapon during her encounter with police officers.”

After the May 27 shooting, Missouri State Highway Patrol told KCTV 5 about the initial investigation. Sgt. Andy Bell said before the shooting police dispatch the description of a car occupied by two suspects involved in a reported armed carjacking.

“Kansas City, Missouri, officers spotted this vehicle,” Sgt. Bell said. “A very good description was given, along with [the] license plate and two suspects.”

Kansas City officers said they saw the car parked in a Family Dollar parking lot. Police officers at the scene at the man driving the car ran away from police but was later arrested. “A female suspect exited the passenger seat,” Bell said on Friday. “She got into the parking lot near about four or five vehicles.”

KCTV 5 reported:

According to court records, several officers’ body-worn cameras recorded video from different angles of Hale holding a firearm in her right hand. After reviewing the body-worn camera video, investigators said officers could be heard giving verbal commands to drop the firearm and Hale is “observed to still be pointing the firearm in the victims’ direction.” Then, three gunshots are heard. Two officers reported they discharged their firearms. “A suspect handgun was located in the parking lot near a vehicle,” Bell previously said.

“Some false narratives about what happened last Friday night at 6th and Prospect Avenue, unfortunately, were relied upon by some media and other sources. Our job, as prosecutors, is to remain neutral and review all evidence. Our review of body cam videos provided the actual accounting of events that night. Our review of the investigation revealed the defendant, although she denied having a weapon at the time of the encounter with law enforcement officers, continually displayed a weapon during her encounter with police officers and also appeared to be attempting to flee. The two officers stated that she was armed with what they believed to be a handgun. Body camera footage confirms the officers’ statements that Hale was holding a handgun. Still photos, taken from body cam footage, of this encounter also demonstrate a weapon was present and in the hands of the defendant.”

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