Experts say woman was on knees holding baby complying with orders when police shot he

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Lima, Ohio -- A woman shot and killed by a police officer during a drug raid was likely on her knees holder her 1yr old infant and complying with a SWAT team's orders to get down when she was hit in the neck and chest, two experts testified Wednesday at the officer's trial.

A forensic pathologist and firearms expert each said that bullet wounds indicate that Tarika Wilson, 26, wasn't standing.

Sgt. Joseph Chavalia has pleaded not guilty to misdemeanor counts of negligent homicide and negligent assault. He faces up to eight months in jail if convicted of both counts.

Prosecutors rested their case Wednesday. Defense testimony will begin today.

Wilson, was unarmed and holding her 1-year-old son when she was shot. The boy also was hit and had a finger amputated. She was partially behind a door in an upstairs bedroom with her five other children when officers downstairs began shooting at two pit bulls.
Chavalia, told another officer that he thought the shots were coming from the bedroom.

"I said, 'Joe, what happened?' " testified Lt. Chip Protsman, the commander of the SWAT team. "He said, 'They were firing at me from the bedroom, and I shot back.' "

Protsman said he found Chavalia alone in the middle of the hallway while other officers were running into the bedroom.
Chavalia was coming up a stairway when he shot Wilson.
Eleven officers raided the house on Jan. 4 looking for her boyfriend, Anthony Terry who was a suspected drug dealer.

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[djetaine]

ya know, im the first person to talk about watching the cops and all but damn...
She was partially behind a door, he heard shots and thought he was being fired upon and she was the wife of a fucking drug dealer.

I hate to say it, (especially not knowing her full situation) but unless the husband was REALLLLY good at hiding his true nature...

Bitch knew what she was getting into

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Originally Posted by djetaine

yea know, im the first person to talk about watching the cops and all but shit... She was partially behind a door, he heard shots and thought he was being fired uponand she was the wife of a fucking drug dealer.
I hate to say it, (especially not knowing her full situation) but unless the husband was REALLLLY good at hiding his true nature...

Bitch knew what she was getting into

He was an accused pot dealer, not like he was selling Heroin or Crack. Also the experts showed that if the door was in the way like the officer had stated the bullets would have hit the door. The fact that he got a clean shot into her neck and chest without hitting a door shows that there was a clean line of sight between him and her neck. Also she was shot in the front which means she was facing him and he did see the baby when he pulled the trigger. The prosecutor has also questioned the time line of events, seems that some of the evidence shows the dogs were shot after she was shot.

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