DAVIS, CALIFORNIA — A woman was shot during a confrontation with Yolo County Sheriff’s deputies Tuesday morning, but is expected to survive her injuries.
The Davis Police Department says a deputy was enforcing an eviction noticed at an apartment on Hanover Drive in Davis when 46-year-old Eleni Bekele came to the front door with a knife. The deputy, who has not been identified, drew her weapon and shot the Bekele when she didn’t drop the knife, authorities said.
The injured resident refused to drop the knife and hurled it at Davis police officers, striking one in the head. The officer was not injured.
Bekele, an immigrant from Ethiopia, still refused to give up for a short time before surrendering to authorities. Emergency crews rushed her to the UC Davis Medical Center, where she is expected to survive.
Bekele has been arrested for assault with a deadly weapon.
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Its sad news, but Ethiopians are very shay people leave alone a women came with a knife it needs investigation may be misunderstanding or langauge dificulties.I wish for her recovery.
October 1st, 2009 at 3:29 pm
I think she was cooking a meal when someone knocked at the door and she opened the door with the knife still on her hands. God be with her and her family.
Peace.
October 24th, 2009 at 5:32 pm
During the Derg time after the red-terror we Ethiopians developed this unknown new culture to us of considering our home being the one and only safe heaven on earth for us.We developed being very isolated and a behind closed doors kind of society.This is a main issue of for example the person that burnt down his apartment in mid west recently and most probably for this lady that showed up with a knife at an eviction day at her doorstep.Most Ethiopian-Americans would rather die than becoming a homeless even for one single night.It is our tax money paying for homeless shelters so a person should not be too proud to spend a night or more at those resource places.After all we are Ethiopian-Americans so we need to start adopting to being an American in luxury way or hardship ways when necessary , most of us been through a lot harder situations in our life and didnot even pick up a pin let alone a knife.Ayzon .
November 6th, 2009 at 8:46 pm
i echo comment above me: certainly misunderstanding and there needs to be prosecution on the deputy.
November 14th, 2009 at 3:58 pm