Pinay product promoter shot dead by police in Virginia warehouse store

A Filipina was shot and killed at a warehouse store in the U.S. state of Virginia by Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office deputies Wednesday afternoon (US time), reportedly after she tried to attack deputies.

The Philippine Embassy in Washington on Thursday night (Manila time) cited initial information identifying the Filipina as Mhai de Leon Scott, 38, from Bulacan. 

According to the embassy, the Sheriff’s Office had responded to report of "a disorderly subject" at the Costco in Price Cascades Plaza in Sterling, Virginia. There they found Scott "who reportedly tried to attack deputies."

Meanwhile, the Washington Post reported that a Loudoun County sheriff’s deputy shot and killed Scott after she allegedly came at him with a knife. Frightened shoppers and employees hid behind cash registers and ran out of the Costco.

Loudoun Sheriff Michael Chapman said two deputies had gone to the store to check a report of a disorderly person. They used a Taser on Scott but she kept advancing.

“Preliminary indications are that she came at the deputies with a knife,” Chapman said. Sheriff’s officials also said in a prepared statement that Scott ignored orders to drop the weapon.

Chapman added that investigators are interviewing witnesses and reviewing surveillance tapes to get more details on what happened.

“It’s a tragic situation... I feel for everybody involved,” Chapman added.

The Washington Post report said one of the deputies was wounded, possibly by a ricocheting bullet.

Sheriff’s officials said Scott lived near Dulles Town Center in Virginia and worked for Club Demonstration Services, which provided customized in-warehouse events/services for Costco.

The Washington Post also quoted store manager Renee Haber as saying Scott was involved in food preparation and had been serving pizza.

She said Scott became agitated and began to act erratically as her shift was ending.

Haber said that as Scott moved away from her serving station, she grabbed a knife from another station and made “strange movements.”

This frightened her supervisor, and workers called police. — DVM, GMA News

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