Deputies Shoot, Kill Pregnant Native Woman on Muckleshoot Reservation

A pregnant Native American woman was shot and killed by King County Sheriff’s Deputies during a welfare check last Friday, according to the News Tribune.

Renee Davis, 23, was a single mother and, according to her foster sister, was five months pregnant, the Tacoma newspaper reported.

The deputies were reportedly conducting a wellness check at Davis’ home, which is located on Muckleshoot tribal land. Davis had reportedly been experiencing depression and texted someone earlier that night to say shes was “in a bad way.”

When deputies arrived,

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