Marcella Byrd
Name: Marcella Byrd
Age: 57
Gender: Female
Race: African-American/Black
Date: 01/19/2002
Location: 4th Street and Pine Avenue
Long Beach, California, 90802
County: Los Angeles
Agency: Long Beach Police Department
Cause of Death: Gunshot
Intended Use of Force: Deadly force
Media summary: An African-American woman was reported to have stolen a cart of groceries and then left the store brandishing a knife. Upon reaching the woman who "appeared disturbed", officers struck the suspect twice with bean bag rounds which failed to stop her. The woman "stepped toward officers and raised her arm and the knife in an upward motion." Officers fired at the suspect who died at the hospital.
Unique ID: 1434
News article: Link
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