Texas Police Officer Filmed Fatally Shooting Woman Who Claimed To Be Pregnant During Arrest Struggle

An investigation has been launched after a Texas police officer shot and killed a woman during an arrest after she shouted, "I'm pregnant."

The officer from the Baytown Police Department was patrolling the area around The Brixton Apartments on Garth Road on the evening of May 13 when he came across a 45-year-old woman who he recognized as having outstanding warrants.

According to the department, the officer then deployed a Taser against the woman while attempting to detain her following a struggle.

The woman is alleged to have taken the Taser from the officer while he was attempting to put handcuffs on her and used it against him. The officer then shot at the woman multiple times with his firearm. The woman was later pronounced dead at the scene.

Video footage of the incident shared on social media and viewed by Newsweek showed the woman saying, "You're actually harassing me" before being hit with the Taser. As a struggle ensued on the ground over the Taser, the woman shouts "I'm pregnant." Moments later the officer rises up, draws his weapon, and fires five times while the woman is still sat on the ground.