For the first time after multiple delays, the family of Charleena Lyles, the pregnant woman who was shot and killed by police in 2017, heard directly from one of the officers who fired.
The officer, Jason Anderson, testified on day six of the police inquest into the death of Lyles.
Anderson answered questions before a jury in the King County Child and Family Justice Center. He believes he fired four of the seven shots that hit and killed the 30-year-old, while claiming he waited until the last possible moment to use lethal force.
“I had drawn my firearm and told Ms. Lyles to get back,” said Anderson.
An emotional
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