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Emma Bowman

A 27-year-old woman who called 911 for help was fatally shot by an LA deputy

Niani Finlayson, who was killed by a deputy in her Lancaster, Calif., home, according to officials and her family's lawyer, is seen with her daughter, Xiasha Davis, in a photo provided by Finlayson's mother. (Tracie Hall)

Niani Finlayson, a 27-year-old Black woman, was fatally shot by a Los Angeles County sheriff's deputy responding to a domestic violence call, authorities said Thursday. The same deputy killed another person in a similar incident three years ago.

On Dec. 4, Finlayson called 911 "to report that her boyfriend would not leave her alone and then screaming and sounds of a struggle could be heard," according to a report released by the sheriff's department.

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