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<h1 class="wp-block-heading has-text-color" style="color:#211919;font-size:14px"><strong>Police bodycam footage shows<strong> Shelby County deputies deadly shooting of Melissa Horton after a traffic stop</strong></strong></h1>



<h1 class="wp-block-heading has-text-color" style="color:#211919;font-size:14px"><strong>Victim&#8217;s fiancé <strong><strong>Preston Morris</strong></strong>, is upset Memphis cops who shot the mother-of-three nearly 20 times after he called them during a domestic dispute, will face no charges </strong></h1>



<h1 class="wp-block-heading has-text-color" style="color:#211919;font-size:14px"><strong>Horton, 43, was driving her white Mercedes Benz SUV on March 20 in Tennessee, when she was waved down by cops</strong></h1>



<h1 class="wp-block-heading has-text-color" style="color:#211919;font-size:14px"><strong><strong>They were responding to a call from her Morris, after she had pointed a gun at him during a domestic dispute over her drinking </strong> <strong> </strong></strong></h1>



<h1 class="wp-block-heading has-text-color" style="color:#211919;font-size:14px"><strong><strong>Chilling bodycam footage recorded from multiple angles shows how the officers unleashed a barrage of bullets that hit the Horton through the driver&#8217;s seat window</strong> </strong></h1>



<h1 class="wp-block-heading has-text-color" style="color:#211919;font-size:14px"><strong><strong>Heartbroken Morris said</strong></strong> &#8216;<strong>They didn&#8217;t have to go in there gung-ho and gun her down like a dog,&#8217;</strong></h1>



<h1 class="wp-block-heading has-text-color" style="color:#211919;font-size:14px"><strong>Morris, was infuriated after finding out Shelby County DA Steve Mulroy would not be charging the officers, on the basis that Horton herself was armed at the time </strong></h1>



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<p class="has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph"><strong>Horrific bodycam footage from multiple angles shows how the officers let a barrage of bullets hit the mother through the driver&#8217;s seat window</strong></p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">The fiancé of a mother-of-three who was shot nearly 20 times by Tennessee officers have slammed the department for not charging the cops who killed her. Ironically the complainant is the one who brought her behavior on the day to the attention of law enforcement officers, before what was meant to be a wellness call following a domestic dispute, ended tragically having turned to an avoidable shooting exercise for the responding officers.<br>About two hours before the fatal shooting, Horton pulled a shotgun on her fiancé before she took off in the car, according to the Fayette County Sheriff&#8217;s Office.<br>It happened Saturday March 20, in Bartlett at Ellis Road near Golden Valley Lane after Melissa Horton was chased by deputies. The <br>The mother-of-three was driving her white SUV on Ellis Road in Bartlett, Tennessee, when she was waved down by cops. She complied, but then appeared to try to take off again. </p>



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<p class="has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph"><strong>Graphic Contents: Body camera video shows Shelby County deputies unleash deadly barrage of shots on Melissa Horton, sitting in her car</strong></p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">The chase began somewhere in Shelby County before Horton was fatally shot.When she was eventually boxed in, the deputies approached her vehicle, shouted, and shot her multiple times. Horton died at the scene.<br>Chilling bodycam footage of the incident, recorded from multiple angles shows what appears to be a long gun appear through Horton&#8217;s window, before the officers unleash a barrage of gunfire that hit the 43-year-old through the driver&#8217;s seat window.<br>Her heartbroken fiancé, Preston Morris, was furious when he found out District Attorney Steve Mulroy would not be charging the cops &#8211; on the basis that Horton herself was armed at the time. </p>



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<p class="has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph"><strong>Melissa Horton, 43, was driving her white SUV on March 20 on Ellis Road in Bartlett, Tennessee, when she was waved down by cops. She complied, but then appeared to try to take off again. She died from multiple gunshot injuries</strong></p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">The reason Horton was stopped by police was because Morris had called them earlier that day to report the mom had pointed a gun at him during a domestic dispute over her drinking problems. <br>Morris said: &#8216;To shoot her 15-16 times, a mother of three beautiful kids, 43-year-old woman, and just gun her down like she&#8217;s a freaking convict that just robbed a bank, like my goodness.<br>&#8216;They didn&#8217;t have to go in there gung-ho and gun her down like a dog. <br>&#8216;That&#8217;s the only thing that bothers me.&#8217; </p>



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<p class="has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph"><strong>Horton&#8217;s fiancé Preston Morris, [left], who called cops after she pointed a gun during a domestic dispute said, &#8216;I think that [they <strong>deputies that shot he</strong></strong>r], <strong>will have to live with that for the rest of their lives and I think that&#8217;s going to be punishment enough because I know they can&#8217;t sleep at night, those two that shot her&#8217;</strong></p>



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<p class="has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph"><strong>Melissa Horton [right], is survived by her three daughters. &#8216;To shoot her 15-16 times, a mother of three beautiful kids, 43-year-old woman, and just gun her down like she&#8217;s a freaking convict that just robbed a bank, like my goodness,&#8217; <strong>Morris said</strong></strong></p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">District Attorney Mulroy said that Horton pulled a gun on Shelby County deputies after she was pulled over.<br>He said: &#8216;The video shows that, unfortunately, she lifted a shotgun and pointed it towards one of the deputies, so she was armed, and that was one of the main reasons why we decided that criminal charges against the officers or the deputies were not warranted.&#8217; <br>In the footage, the deputy can be hears shouting: &#8216;Get out the truck. Get the f*** out the truck. Get the f*** out this motherf****ing truck.&#8217; <br>Another shouts: &#8216;Let me see your hands.&#8217; </p>



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<p class="has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph"><strong>The reason Horton was stopped by police was because Morris called them earlier that day to report the mom had pointed a gun at him during a domestic dispute over her drinking problems</strong></p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Morris, her fiancé, said about the deputies that shot her: &#8216;I think that they&#8217;ll have to live with that for the rest of their lives and I think that&#8217;s going to be punishment enough because I know they can&#8217;t sleep at night, those two that shot her.&#8217;<br>One friend of Melissa wrote on social media following her death: &#8216;My family and I wish to express our sympathy and prayers to the family and sweet children of Melissa Shamburger Horton , in the tragic circumstances surrounding her death. <br>&#8216;Our promise from God is that soon we will live in a world with no pain, death or evil and will share in His love for each other forever.&#8217;</p>



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<p class="has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph"><strong>Images of the police shooting at the mother through the glass. In the footage, the deputy can be heard shouting: &#8216;Get out the truck. Get the f*** out the truck. Get the f*** out this motherf****ing truck.&#8217; </strong></p>



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<p class="has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph"><strong><strong>The bodycam footage recorded from multiple angles shows the officers unleashing a barrage of 20 bullets through the driver&#8217;s window. Horton allegedly was hit by 15 to 16 shots. She died at the scene from gunshot wounds</strong></strong></p>



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<p class="has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph"><strong>District Attorney Steve Mulroy said that Horton pulled a gun on Shelby County deputies after she was pulled over</strong></p>



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<p class="has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph"><strong>District Attorney Steve Mulroy stating that none of the officers at the scene will be charged, the Shelby County District Attorney Steve Mulroy ruled, because Horton &#8216;had a gun&#8217;, has angered her loved ones</strong></p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Another said: &#8216;Praying for the family of Melissa Shamburger Horton. <br>&#8216;3 beautiful little girls that lost their mother to early. She was always so nice the times I was at pageants with them. Praying that God will give them peace. Rip Melissa.&#8217;<br>A third said: &#8216;My heart goes out to her children who she loved so much. <br>&#8216;Such a sweet and beautiful person of whom was friends with my daughter for 33 years . Melissa is at peace now.&#8217; </p>



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<p class="has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph"><strong>One friend of Melissa said: &#8216;I know heaven gained a great soul but I already miss you so much here on Earth. Until we meet again, my friend&#8217;</strong></p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">And another friend wrote in tribute: &#8216;Heartbroken + empty are both an understatement. I am still in disbelief trying to come to terms with this tragedy. <br>&#8216;You were such a warrior with a genuine heart of gold. Even through hardships, you always gave life your all. I hate I missed the opportunity to have lunch with you again last month but I am grateful I got to see you on Thursday. <br>&#8216;Time is a thief &; you really never know when you’ll last see someone. I am truly saddened realizing I’ll never get another call, text, hug or compliment from someone as special as you ever again. <br>&#8216;I am typically the friend to check on everyone else first but I love the fact that you always thought of me, too. <br>&#8216;I know heaven gained a great soul but I already miss you so much here on Earth. Until we meet again, my friend.&#8217; </p>

Fiancé who called cops on Melissa Horton after she ‘pointed a gun at him,’ upset DA will bring ‘no charges’ against Memphis deputies who shot mother-of-three nearly 20 times
