Actress in 'ER,' 'Stand and Deliver' fatally shot by police !

[GOYABEAN]

LOS ANGELES — An actress who appeared on the TV medical drama "ER" and starred in the film "Stand and Deliver" was fatally shot by police officers in Southern California after they say she pointed a replica handgun at them.

Vanessa Marquez, who gained attention last year when she said George Clooney helped blacklist her from Hollywood, died at a hospital following Thursday's shooting at her apartment in South Pasadena, just outside Los Angeles.

South Pasadena police officers responded to a call from Marquez's landlord that she needed medical help. When they arrived she was having a seizure, Lt. Joe Mendoza with the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department said Friday.

Paramedics treated Marquez, 49, who improved and began talking with three officers and a mental health clinician who spent an hour-and-a-half trying to talk her into getting medical help, Mendoza said.

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[Carlos Hathcock]

WTF? The above makes almost no sense.

 

[Catskillkid]

She pointed a BB handgun (that looked real) at the cops and got shot because of it. Play stupid games win stupid prizes. Though apparently they didn't notice this even after 1.5 hours of trying to convince her to get medical attention for a seizure. Chicks definitely a loon.

 

[GOYABEAN]

WTF? The above makes almost no sense.

Here's another link Woman shot, killed by South Pasadena police ID'd as actress on 'ER'

 

[Glenn B]

Sounds like she was mentally unstable which is not to be unexpected for a Hollyweird type I suppose. Maybe she was hoping to commit suicide by cop all along (at least one of the articles mentioned several visits to her by authorities) and she finally got up the nerve to do it.

 

[HighlandLofts]

No great loss, time to move on.

 

[Phazer]

I'm wondering if the so-called "BB guns" the media refers to are actually airsoft replicas. If so, there is no way to blame police for using deadly force to stop the perceived deadly threat. After all, my Glock 19 airsoft pistol is nearly indistinguishable from my real Glock 19. Under stress, the airsoft replica would have to be considered to be real.

 

[Acer-m14]

I'm wondering if the so-called "BB guns" the media refers to are actually airsoft replicas. If so, there is no way to blame police for using deadly force to stop the perceived deadly threat. After all, my Glock 19 airsoft pistol is nearly indistinguishable from my real Glock 19. Under stress, the airsoft replica would have to be considered to be real.

I thought AirSoft had to have a orange tip .. BB-guns do not ..

I was on a site for Glock BB-guns & Airsoft's that are identical to a real glock .. just the airsofts had orange tips ..

 

[Dr. Evil]

Why do they always have to get so descriptive by referring to the gun as a semi automatic handgun? Is that really necessary during a press conference?

 

[GOYABEAN]

Why do they always have to get so descriptive by referring to the gun as a semi automatic handgun? Is that really necessary during a press conference?

Look into my eye's listen to my voice semi auto semi auto semi auto

 

[1911guy]

Why do they always have to get so descriptive by referring to the gun as a semi automatic handgun? Is that really necessary during a press conference?

Reporters almost always ask, so it saves some q&a time.

 

[Dr. Evil]

Reporters almost always ask, so it saves some q&a time.

I would love the response to be, "Why does it matter?"