Window Shot Out As Driver Flees Police In Chesco: DA

CALN TOWNSHIP, PA — Officers in Caln Township, Chester County, shattered the rear driver's side window of a car whose driver allegedly fled police with a revolver in her purse that she was not licensed to carry.

The Chester County District Attorney’s Office announced the investigation of the officer-involved shooting early on Wednesday.

The DA's Office said in a report of its preliminary investigation that on Nov. 10 around 12:30 a.m., a uniformed police officer in a marked police vehicle pulled over a white Chrysler sedan whose driver had made an illegal left turn on a red traffic light in the area of Route 10 and West King’s Highway.

Once the vehicle stopped the police officer requested license and registration from the driver repeatedly, but she would not comply, according to the report.

The officer then asked the driver to get out of the vehicle but the driver refused, the report said. The police officer opened the driver's side car door and attempted to remove the driver from the car, according to the report.

The report said the driver fled from the scene in her car. The police officer then fired one round from his department-issued firearm as she sped away.

It appeared that the bullet struck the window frame and shattered the window of the driver's side rear passenger window. The driver was not injured. She was the sole occupant of the
vehicle, according to the report.

The DA's report said after a short chase, the driver stopped her car in the 600 block of Octorara Trail in West Caln. The officer pulled the driver out of the vehicle and she was taken into
custody.

A Colt revolver firearm was recovered from the driver's purse after a search warrant was executed. The report said the defendant does not possess a license to carry a firearm.

The driver of the vehicle, identified as Takeshia Landry, 41, of Columbus, Ohio, has been charged with firearms not to be carried without a license, recklessly endangering another person, flight to avoid apprehension, fleeing and eluding, and other related charges, the DA's Office said.

According to the Chester County District Attorney’s Office Protocol, the Chester County Detectives, the DAO’s investigative arm, will be the independent agency reviewing this officer-involved shooting.

The Chester County DA will make the final decision regarding whether the shooting was justified.

This information is preliminary, pending a full review of all available evidence. After the investigation, the District Attorney's Office will provide written findings.