A pregnant woman who says she wasn’t even protesting lost
her left eye after police on Tuesday in St. Louis shot her in the face with a
bean bag round, her family said Friday.
Dornella Conner, 24, is recovering after being blinded
Tuesday and possibly losing some sight in her right eye as well, dad Donnell
Conner told NBC News.He said his daughter and her boyfriend had driven to a gas
station in St. Louis early Tuesday to fill up. The area remained on edge hours
after a grand jury decided Monday night not to indict Ferguson police officer
Darren Wilson in the shooting death of teenager Michael Brown. Police were
reportedly responding to gunshots fired in the area when they encountered
Conner and her boyfriend, De’Angelas Lee, who was driving.
Conner said that her boyfriend was trying to maneuver around
police, while police say he was driving at them. St. Louis County police told
NBC News on Friday that Lee was arrested and charged with second-degree assault
on law enforcement.Dornella Conner wrote on Facebook that she and her boyfriend
weren’t protesting that morning or trying to cause a disturbance.Her father said she had no intention of being aggressive
with police either and didn’t deserve to get hit. The bean bag round broke
through the windshield, shattering glass that also hit her in the face, he
added. “If a vehicle is coming at you, wouldn’t you take aim at the person who
is driving the vehicle, not at the passenger’s side?” Donnell Conner asked.
He said surgeons had to pull about 20 pellets from her face.
Now, he’s worried that she will no longer be able to work and support her two
children — plus the third on the way. The family said they are focusing on her
recovery for now, and not thinking about any possible legal recourse.“She’s just trying to stay strong,” Donnell Conner said,
adding that she has “no ill feelings” toward the officer who shot her.But he said the officers could have “done so many other
things” instead of fire directly at his daughter. “For my daughter to be shot
in the face and lose her eye is uncalled for,” he added.This is terrible. We’re praying that Dornella is able to
recover full sight in her right eye but the police need to pay for her injuries
and lost compensation. What the hell is wrong with those Missouri police?Via.NBC reports
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