Nearly 250 women have been fatally shot by police since 2015Nearly 250 women have been fatally shot by police since 2015Since 2015, police have fatally shot nearly 250 women. Best spoke about her daughter, India Kager, who was fatally shot in September 2015 by police in Virginia Beach. As with the fatal shootings of men, the majority of women killed were armed But women were more often fatally shot while unarmed. As with the fatal shootings of men, the majority of women killed were armed But women were more often fatally shot while unarmed. While about twice as many White women were shot and killed as Black women, White women account for five times the population.

Source: Washington Post September 04, 2020 16:05 UTC