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Body Cam: Officer Fatal Shooting. Woman Produce a BB Gun. Boise Police Department

   04/27/2021  38 Comments on Body Cam: Officer Fatal Shooting. Woman Produce a BB Gun. Boise Police Department

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The Blaine County Prosecuting attorney has determined that the officers who were forced to fire their weapons at Amber Dewitt on October 20, 2019 were justified in their actions.

Amber Dewitt died after pointing a weapon at an officer standing by her driver’s side window. Two additional officers who were standing on opposite sides of the vehicle also saw Dewitt unexpectedly retrieve a weapon and without explanation, point it at officers. The officer standing at the window closest to Dewitt saw the weapon pointed at him from approximately 12-18 inches away. All the officers involved believed the weapon was a handgun and that she was going to shoot the officers near the driver’s side of the vehicle.

On October 24th, the Meridian Police Department, which led the Critical Incident Task Force investigation, issued a news release with photos of the type of BB gun Dewitt was holding, along with images of a similar looking 9mm handgun.
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On October 20, 2019 at 6:21 a.m. Boise Police responded to Clover Drive for a report of a woman banging on doors looking for a person who had allegedly stolen her property. The officer who arrived first on the scene spoke with the calling party and then approached the female person of interest who was sitting in the driver’s seat of a silver sedan in the middle of the road. The officer immediately noticed that the female was overly nervous, trembling and acting unusual. The officer asked the female for identification, but she was unable to produce any. The officer observed an empty holster in the vehicle and when asked about it, the female stated her nephew just got a BB gun but did not answer questions about where the gun was currently. The officer also asked the female about drugs in the car and she said there were not any drugs in the car. Another police patrol car arrived on scene and two police officers approached the car. One officer stood near the backseat door on the driver’s side and the other officer stood on the passenger side of the vehicle. During this time the first officer on scene observed a loaded syringe in the woman’s purse as she was looking through it and he took the purse and placed it on top of the vehicle. Soon after that, the officer on the passenger side of the vehicle saw the female reach under the passenger seat and a teal blue and black gun fell to the floor. The officer thought the female would acknowledge the presence of the gun and begin to back off but instead the female turned the gun to grab the grip and instantly brought it up, pointing it in the direction of the officer on the driver’s side of the car. Fearing that the officers on that side of the vehicle would be shot, the officer on the passenger side fired his weapon three times. Simultaneously, the backup officer on the driver’s side of the vehicle saw the female point the pistol out the window and he fired his weapon at the female five times. The officer closest to the window did not have time to react other than try to move away.

The female driver was pronounced deceased at the scene. She was later identified as Amber Dewitt. The Ada County Coroner found that Dewitt died from multiple gunshot wounds to the torso.

An investigation showed that Dewitt’s purse contained a syringe loaded with 50 units of a brown liquid which later tested presumptive positive for methamphetamine. Inside the purse officers also located two prescription bottles, a mostly empty Methadone bottle, 15 grams of a crystalline substance in a container and a tube of Daisy BBs. During their investigation, CITF detectives also found evidence that Dewitt suffered from depression and other mental health issues and had previously mentioned “suicide by cop,” a term used to reference a situation in which a person forces a police officer to kill them by presenting a deadly threat. Toxicology reports of Dewitt’s blood indicate the presence of Methamphetamine, Amphetamines, Methadone and EPPP (Methadone metabolites).

During the follow up investigation on scene, officers found several nearby vehicles on Clover Drive with windows that had been broken or shattered. Technicians on scene said the damage was consistent with damage caused by a BB from a BB gun. BBs were also found on the ground nearby. CITF detectives were told by those who knew Dewitt that she planned to shoot out vehicle windows in her search for the person who stole her items. None of the vehicle windows were found to have been struck when officers fired their weapons.

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38 thoughts on “Body Cam: Officer Fatal Shooting. Woman Produce a BB Gun. Boise Police Department”

  2. Seems like cops there are experts only to execute the jerks with BBguns… I just wonering what those cops though when they killed her (of course, if they can think by their heads not only eat donuts) that she will take her gun and will shot them one by one? For her even to talk with them was a hard task… This chick was 98% safe for public use… These cops dont need badges or job in police! I tell you what they really need – go to some medieval castle and chop there heads to pesants working as the punishers

  6. I think it would have been just as effective to move away from the suspect and away from the line of fire then to shoot her while doing so. The training is what's lacking when it comes to police. Having said that, now, I'll get ready for the insults which are sure to follow. ☹

  8. Seeing a holster, person super nervous, person looks intoxicated, keeps reaching for pockets or other things or other shit is present JUST TAKE THE PERSON OUT THE GOD DAM CAR, they dont teach this at American police school? And sure they CAN REFUSE to step out the car but that should be the biggest red flag you can get as to unlock your holster, put your gun off safe and keeping one hand on your gun inside the holster at all time until the person is gone or cuffed.

  9. She just wanted to show the first officer the BB gun that went with the Wal-Mart holster they talked about earlier. The two officers who fired their weapons were not there when that conversation took place so naturally they thought it was the real thing. Really unfortunate.

  10. I imagine there are tactical advantages to leaving a person in a car. Range of motion is restricted while officers can work the outside with suspects being less likely to get a clear shot on them etc.

  15. After years of hanging around women just like that in the past. The musky ciggerette smell of the car at 5 in the morning is definitely an acquired taste.

  16. I get this nervous when cops pull me over too and I’ve never done shit. I think it’s bc my sister-in-law was murdered by the captain of the Seal Beach PD bc she wouldn’t go out with him. He put 2 bullets in her head then one in his. I say this bc there was very little news, it was in the LA Times & OC Register but small arrivals the day after she was murdered. Family is still fighting in the court bc both the PD & the DA knew he was stalking her and did nothing…. it’s only been 2 years but it seems like it just happened bc our family is forever destroyed.

  22. American police training is limited to shooting suspects and they do not know how to deal with them. All their work is shooting, and the American people were occupied by their police.

  26. I'm convinced that, although very attractive, the public relations Captain speaking on the incident, …..was actually a robot. Lol

  28. They shouldn't make all BB guns &/or rifles look like real guns. I know ppl could paint them anyways, but still, it could possibly change a deadly situation. I agree with most everyone else here, they should've removed her when they saw the holster & ESPECIALLY when she said she just got out of jail. This could've had a different ending.

  29. Interesting to read so many reasonable (and even empathetic) comments here when the victim is a blond Karen. 🤔

  32. One more case of Iraqi/Afghanistan war VETS with PSTD being hired who never have become L.E.. Simple as that. They see We the People as a threat, SAD,

  33. Don't do drugs. Drugs are bad. Dont be a horder. That could lead you to find a treasure that the cops don't like seeing in your hands. Have a good day

  36. slow mo at .025 is great in these vids. You can see her pull the gun and point. The perceived danger to the cops would be very real. It astounds me how stupid people are, what is she trying to get by this?

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