But in the case of Ms. Gaines, according to the police, it may have escalated the encounter. An officer fired once at Ms. Gaines, and she fired back, the police said. Facebook cooperated, temporarily making her Facebook and Instagram posts inaccessible during the standoff. Then officers fired three shots, killing Ms. Gaines. While the standoff with Ms. Gaines continued, the police in Baltimore County submitted a request to Facebook — which owns Instagram — to deactivate but not delete her accounts.

Source: New York Times August 03, 2016 23:37 UTC