Colorado Police Shot and Killed Pregnant Woman They Believed Stole from Target and Dragged An Officer Under Minivan In Escape. They Were Wrong. Now the City Owes Her Family $2 Million

Colorado police officer Anthony Benallo claimed he shot and killed Destinee Thompson in a case of mistaken identity because he believed the pregnant woman was dragging a fellow officer under her car as she was speeding away from a group of aggressive police officers who had already shattered her passenger window. But the Arvada police officer he claimed to have been protecting was standing only a few feet away from him in his line of vision, according to a video reenactment created by the Arvada Police Department because none of the cops on the scene were wearing body cameras. Now the Arvada Police Department has agreed to pay Thompson’s family $2 million in a settlement announced earlier this week, according to NBC News. Colorado police agreed to a $2 million settlement for the family of Destinee Thompson (right) for shooting and killing her in a case of mistaken identity after confusing her for Shawna Colby (left), who was accused of shoplifting from a Target store before threatening an employee with a switchblade knife. (Photos: Twitter) “Officer Benallo’s stated reason for killing Ms. Thompson was because he thought another officer, Sergeant Jeff Orndoff, was being dragged under Ms. Thompson’s van,” stated...