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Seattle police fatally shoot pregnant woman who they say confronted officers with a knife

It's been a few years, and a federal investigation later, and things have only slightly improved. Seattle police fatally shoot pregnant woman who they say confronted officers with a knife This one made national headlines. Seattle police officers shot and killed a woman at her apartment Sunday morning in front of “several children” when the woman, who relatives said was pregnant, “confronted” them with a knife, according to a statement from authorities. The Seattle Times reported that the 30-year-old woman had called police to report a possible burglary.

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