Ex-officer charged with fatally shooting woman in his car
COLUMBUS, Ohio — A former vice squad officer in Ohio was charged Thursday with fatally shooting a woman who was sitting in his unmarked police vehicle in what the man says was an act of self-defence.
Columbus police say Andrew Mitchell shot and killed 23-year-old Donna Castleberry in August 2018 after she stabbed him in the hand during an undercover prostitution investigation.
Mitchell, 55, was indicted on one count each of murder and voluntary manslaughter. Mitchell’s attorney, Mark Collins, said Thursday that Mitchell will plead not guilty.
Collins said the burden on prosecutors is to prove Mitchell wasn’t acting in self-defence, and added that an internal Columbus police review determined the shooting was a proper use of force.