Say her name.
With the nation already bracing for another explosion of Democrat sanctioned race riots when the verdict comes down in the George Floyd trial, an incident in Nashville that ended with the death of a 31-year-old black female who lost a gunfight with a law enforcement officer.
On Friday morning, Officer Josh Baker of the Metro Nashville Police during a traffic stop on a vehicle registered to an individual who has six outstanding warrants on drug-related charges.
After making the stop, Baker found that the 2015 Camaro was being driven not by the owner but by the black woman who refused to comply with his orders, and as the situation predictably deteriorated after drugs were discovered, pulled a gun on him and fired, striking the officer once in the torso.
It didn’t end well for her.
BREAKING: Nashville cops release video of officer-involved shooting.
The woman was fatally wounded and the officer is expected to survive. https://t.co/3wGiIHpNpB pic.twitter.com/F3kkqxRhzo
— Breaking911 (@Breaking911) March 13, 2021
Nashville Police quickly released the dash and bodycam footage of the incident which clearly shows that Officer Baker was justified in both the traffic stop and the use of force, he also was respectful to the woman, some might argue far more than she deserved although it isn’t going to matter to the Black Lives Matter mob.
Details via the Nashville Tennessean:
Dash and body worn camera footage released Friday night by MNPD shows that around 9 a.m. while Baker was patrolling Brick Church Pike, he came across a black 2015 Chevrolet Camaro registered to Demond M. Buchanan, who was wanted on six outstanding warrants related to drug charges.
The car stopped in the parking lot of a Dollar General on Brick Church Pike, at which point Baker discovered that the driver was actually Nika Nicole Holbert, 31, police spokesman Don Aaron said.
Holbert initially complied with Baker’s directions, Aaron said. Dispatch audio provided by MNPD shows Baker telling dispatchers that everything was initially OK after the stop.
The officer then discovered what appeared to be marijuana and a white powder substance and attempted to detain her, at which point he requested backup officers, footage shows.
Baker’s body-worn camera footage shows that he instructed Holbert to stop rifling through her bag and hand it over to him.
“Listen,” he told her when Holbert went back to the vehicle. “Just come back here. I just think we’re getting off on the wrong foot.”
Baker explained to her that he pulled her over because the car’s owner was wanted on several warrants. Holbert said she was alone in the car. Baker told her that his body worn camera was recording audio and video of the incident.
Video footage shows that Holbert called someone whom she identified as her mom and said she needed to come to the scene. When Baker discovered the apparent drugs, he informed Holbert he was stepping away to place them in his police vehicle.
Things escalated when Baker attempted to detain Holbert. She grabbed her bag and ran away from the officer, who told her she was about “to get tased.” He pulled out his stun gun, and the woman screamed and ran into the vehicle, at which point Baker deployed the weapon on her, video footage shows.
Seconds later, Baker took a step back and screamed at the woman “to put the gun down.”
The footage show the two exchanging gun fire. The shot that hit Baker’s torso knocked him backwards in the parking lot. He immediately called dispatch to inform them he had been struck. Aaron said Holbert threw the pistol into the parking lot, which was later discovered by investigators.
Following the exchange of gunfire, Officer Baker fell to the ground and called for help while the wounded shooter sped away.
She didn’t get far as the Camaro soon ran off the road into a ditch, the woman was taken to a local hospital where she succumbed to her wounds.
Officer Baker was also taken to a hospital and is expected to survive.
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Nashville Mayor John Cooper issued a statement:
“What happened today is a reminder that being a police officer anywhere can be a dangerous job. My thoughts and prayers are with Officer Baker and with the families of everyone involved.”
Will there be riots?
Highly likely given that heightened state of racial hatred that has been created by Democrats, the media, corporations and celebrities but with the real action soon to get underway after the Floyd trial, the planners may want to keep their powder dry for the main event.
