NEWS_HW:Mother Daughter killed by officer at Atlanta
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ULUTH, Ga. – Police say a 75-year-old woman and her daughter were shot to death at a suburban Atlanta home after the younger woman pointed a gun at an officer.
Gwinnett County police spokeswoman Cpl. Illana Spellman says an officer responded to a 911 call from Barbara Baker on Tuesday night. Baker reported that her daughter, 51-year-old Penny Schwartz, had threatened suicide and said she wanted police to kill her.
While Baker was talking with the officer, Schwartz came downstairs and pointed a gun. Spellman said the officer felt threatened and fired, hitting both women.
Gwinnett police are investigating. Spellman says the officer will be placed on routine leave during the investigation.
Baker died at the scene and Schwartz died overnight.
Source:YahooNews
Questions:
1 Do you think the officer should be arrested?
2 How can we prevent this kind of tragedy?
3 What do you this news is affected from the gun?
Vocabulary:
overnight:for or during the night
Threaten:to utter a threat against
Suicide:Kill your self
