‘Y’all Killed My Mom!’: Houston Family Outraged As Cop Returns to Duty After Fatally Plowing Into Innocent Mother of Four In Front of Her Children

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More than two months after a woman was fatally struck by a Houston Police Department vehicle, her family is furious to learn that the officer seen in dashcam footage of the incident has returned to active duty. Officer Shelby Kennedy’s reinstatement follows the release of the disturbing video of the crash by Houston PD on Nov. 27. Dashcam footage from Kennedy’s vehicle showed her apparently speeding down a dark road on Sept. 19 when she plowed into 41-year-old Desire Pool, who had been crossing the street with two of her children and a friend.  Desire Pool was fatally struck by a Houston Police officer. (Photos: YouTube screenshot/Undisputed with Rashad Richey) The others leaped out of the way at the last second to avoid being hit, while a fourth individual witnessed the horrifying crash from an island in the road where Pool was run over.& Police said two investigations are underway — one by their internal affairs department and the other by the vehicular crimes division. The findings will be submitted to the Harris County District Attorney’s Office, which is also conducting its own independent investigation into the crash. At the time of the collision, a suspect in the backseat who...

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