By George Mathis
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
CLAYTON COUNTY, Ga. — An unarmed Clayton County woman was shot by police in North Carolina after she threatened to kill one of them outside a hotel, according to media reports.
Emmerli Latrice Wilcoxson, 37, was shot outside the Motel 6 on Maitland Drive in Raleigh by three police officers responding to a 911 call by a clerk, according to WRAL-TV.
Raleigh Police Chief Harry Dolan said Wilcoxson appeared to be highly disturbed, and she confronted the officers in the street and threatened the life of one of them. She was shot by police and hospitalized. She was last reported to be in critical condition.
The hotel clerk called 911 about 4 a.m. Thursday, telling a dispatcher that a woman was acting hysterical in the parking lot, said WRAL. “There is some crazy lady out front here,” the caller said. “She’s screaming and hollering, and I don’t know what’s going on.”
A toddler in the Wilcoxson’s motel room has been placed with social services workers.
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