Former ER star Vanessa Marquez, 49, is shot dead by cops after pulling a BB gun on them during a welfare check one year after accusing George Clooney of blacklisting her
Police in California who were summoned to perform a welfare check on former ER star Vanessa Marquez on Thursday shot and killed her after they say she threatened them with a realistic-looking BB gun.
The incident began unfolding just before noon when South Pasadena police officers responded to a home in the 1100 block of Fremont Avenue after getting a call about a 49-year-old woman suffering from seizures.
Sheriff’s Homicide Lt Joe Mendoza said the woman, later identified by sources and commenters on Twitter as Marquez, had eating disorders and appeared to be gravely disabled.
- Actress Vanessa Marquez was shot and killed by South Pasadena police during a wellfare check gone awry Thursday afternoon
- Police say the former ER star pulled a realistic-looking replica of a semi-automatic handgun on them after refusing medical care
- Marquez's landlord called police Thursday morning after becoming concerned for her welfare
- She was best known for playing nurse Wendy Goldman on the medical drama starring George Clooney
Police in California who were summoned to perform a welfare check on former ER star Vanessa Marquez on Thursday shot and killed her after they say she threatened them with a realistic-looking BB gun.
The incident began unfolding just before noon when South Pasadena police officers responded to a home in the 1100 block of Fremont Avenue after getting a call about a 49-year-old woman suffering from seizures.
Sheriff’s Homicide Lt Joe Mendoza said the woman, later identified by sources and commenters on Twitter as Marquez, had eating disorders and appeared to be gravely disabled.
