Woman in Baltimore Shot By Police After Threatening Police With Shotgun

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One less vote for Hillary.

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An African-American woman was killed and a boy was injured during a standoff near Baltimore in which, police say, the woman aimed a shotgun at officers while holding the 5-year-old in one arm.

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At around 4 p.m., after hours of standoff, the woman threatened officers verbally and with the weapon, according to the police account.

"If you don't leave, I'm going to kill you. I'm going to kill you," Johnson quoted Gaines as saying.

One police officer fired a single shot, to which the suspect fired back with double-ought buckshot. Officers responded with more shots and the woman was struck. The 5-year-old boy in the apartment also was hit in the arm during the crossfire.

It isn't clear who shot the boy, Johnson said. The boy's exact location during the gunfire is also unclear, he said.

Gaines was killed, and the boy is being treated for non-life threatening injuries at The Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, where he is in good condition, police say.

"For hours we pleaded with her to end this peacefully. We were concerned about the safety of the child," Johnson said.

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@djpain1 Feeling obligated AGAIN to remind people that plenty others have pointed guns at cops, even fired, & not been killed, SMFH. #KorrynGaines

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