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Nov. 16, 2014 — Inverness

Around 11 p.m., a deputy responded to a disturbance call at a mobile home park.

The caller claimed that she and her husband got into a physical altercation with Dawn Cameron, 46, and that Cameron tried to set their truck on fire.

Deputy Jacob Chenoweth encountered Cameron near the entrance to the park. Chenoweth said she attacked him. Read more

As they struggled, Cameron grabbed Chenoweth's Taser and pointed it at him. The deputy fired four or five rounds from his handgun, hitting Cameron four times, killing her.

Her autopsy found methamphetamines and amphetamines in her system.

Neighbors told reporters that Cameron was friendly but a little strange and erratic.

This was the 108th police shooting in Florida in 2014.

One day earlier, one officer shot one person in Fort Pierce .

Two days later, two officers shot one person in Dunedin .

4 ways this case compares to others

  1. Cameron was among the 7 percent of people who appeared to be on drugs before being shot.
  2. Cameron was armed with a taser. Only three other people were armed the same way.
  3. Cameron were shot after resisting arrest. A total of 114 people were shot while resisting arrest.
  4. Cameron showed signs of mental instability. Almost a third of all shootings involved someone who appeared mentally unstable.

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