Police who shot, killed 77-year-old woman won’t be charged

OKLAHOMA CITY — The Oklahoma County Grand Jury will not bring charges against the seven Oklahoma City Police officers who shot and killed an armed woman in October.

The officers shot and killed 77-year-old Annette Prince who continued to fire a gun into the ground, refusing commands, and eventually pointed it in the officer’s direction in far northwest Oklahoma City.

When Prince pointed the gun in their direction, the seven officers shot her.

The officers and detectives found that Prince had shot the driver of the car she was riding in twice. Prince knew the woman driving the car.

The woman stopped the car and jumped out. Prince then moved into the driver seat and ran over the woman with the car. While driving away from the area she crashed at 122nd and MacArthur where the officers confronted her.

This was our report at the time.

The woman who was shot by Prince recovered at an area hospital and has since been released.

The seven officers placed on administrative leave after the incident included the supervisor at the scene who had 11 years of experience.

District Attorney Vicki Zemp Behenna has taken a different approach to determining if an officer involved in a shooting has committed a crime.

Instead of the decision coming from within the DA’s office, the investigation with evidence has been presented to the Oklahoma County Grand Jury.

And so, all seven of the officers had their cases presented to the Grand Jury.

“Grand jurors heard testimony from two detectives with the Oklahoma City Police Department; one detective testified about interviews conducted during the investigation,” stated the press release. “They also reviewed 36 exhibits including body-worn camera, dash camera video, photographs from the scene and interviews from a civilian witness and the officers involved in the incident.”

In this case, on Monday, the Grand Jury “concluded this matter was a no bill against the seven officers,” meaning that they chose not to file charges, according to a DA’s office press release.

Background from the DA’s office: The Oklahoma County Grand Jury was convened in October 2023. The grand jury has the power to inquire into all offenses that occur in the county and either indict or no bill the offending individual(s). Grand jury proceedings are confidential by law.


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