A Florida police officer who feared for her life shot and killed a suspect while he was choking her on Friday night, investigators said. Officer Alison Savarese, 32, fired two rounds at 55-year-old Jeffrey Haarsma while his hands were still around her neck, Pinellas Sheriff Bob Gualtieri told reporters at the scene. SHOOTING IN WASHINGTON DC NEIGHBORHOOD LEAVES TEENAGER DEAD, AT LEAST 9 INJURED“This was a response to somebody attacking her,” Gualtieri said. Savarese was one of two officers called to the scene, Gualtieri said. Savarese then fired two rounds while the suspect was still choking her, the sheriff said.

Source: Fox News August 09, 2020 15:33 UTC