Melissa C Boarts, 36
Auburn, Alabama
April 03, 2016
Agencies: Alabama State Bureau of Investigation | Auburn Police Department Alabama
Cause of death: Not Yet Known
Last updated: over 4 years ago
Overview 
Auburn police officers shot and killed an armed woman they deemed a threat Sunday afternoon after responding to a call for assistance amid reports of a suicidal driver on Interstate 85.
Authorities in Macon and Lee counties became involved after unspecified complaints of a female driver displaying suicidal tendencies. Auburn officers located the vehicle she was driving while it was traveling southbound on I-85 toward Macon County, a police press release reported.
After following it for several miles, the driver stopped on Red Creek Road in Macon County. There, she "exited her vehicle armed with a weapon and charged the officers in a threatening manner, at which time the officers discharged their weapons, striking the driver," the release stated.
The woman died at the scene as a result of her injuries.
Legal Action
August 2016 Lawsuit filed
Community and Family Efforts
June 2016 Protest
June 2016 Petition launched to get video released
Additional Resources:
- http://www.oanow.com/news/auburn/relatives-of-woman-killed-by-auburn-police-file-lawsuit/article_a41d4d80-58f3-11e6-8730-63c0339e2fd4.html added August 03, 2016 09:14
- http://www.al.com/news/index.ssf/2016/06/investigation_into_auburn_poli.html added June 30, 2016 08:25
- https://www.change.org/p/state-bureau-of-investigations-release-the-footage-of-melissa-boarts-shooting added June 30, 2016 08:25
- http://www.al.com/news/index.ssf/2016/06/investigation_into_auburn_poli.html added June 30, 2016 08:25
- http://www.theplainsman.com/article/2016/06/families-continue-protests-against-police added June 12, 2016 15:49
- http://www.oanow.com/news/auburn/auburn-police-involved-in-fatal-shooting-of-i--driver/article_c4e115bc-fa0f-11e5-bf95-dff6590de149.html added June 12, 2016 15:49