UPDATED: 5:08 a.m. ET, May 29 —
The Tallahassee Police Department identified the person one of its officers shot and killed on Wednesday as Natosha “Tony” McDade, who was 38 years old.
Original story:
A police officer in Florida on Wednesday shot and killed a Black person after she allegedly stabbed someone to death.
The chief of the Tallahassee Police Department confirmed both deaths at a press conference after widespread reports of the shooting on social media.
Tallahassee Police Chief Lawrence Revell said the victim had a gun and pointed it at officers.
City officials in 2018 approved the outfitting of all Tallahassee police officers with body cameras.
