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A woman who was shot and wounded last week by police in Kansas City after she was spotted inside a vehicle that matched the description of one involved in an armed carjacking was holding a gun in her right hand, authorities confirmed.
Leonna Hale, a 26-year-old African-American woman, was seen in body camera footage holding a handgun, while also allegedly pointing the weapon toward officers who tried to arrest her in connection with the reported carjacking, court records state.
In a June 1 press release, the Jackson County Prosecutor’s Office said Hale has been charged with exhibiting a weapon in her May 27 encounter with police.
Additionally, she is also facing other counts that include unlawful possession of a firearm, unlawful use of a weapon, and a misdemeanor for resisting arrest, Jackson County prosecutor Jean Peters Baker said.
