On April 9, 2021 in Hotchkiss, Colorado, 26-year-old Paige Pierce Schmidt was killed after a traffic stop for a vehicle without license plates escalated into a high-speed pursuit. A deputy from the Delta County Sheriff’s Office deployed spike strips, deflating the tires of the white Honda Accord Schmidt was driving. When Deputy Nolan Davis exited his patrol truck to pursue on foot, the District Attorney’s report states Schmidt drove her car toward him and the deputy fired eight shots into the vehicle, striking and killing her.

The DA announced no criminal charges against Deputy Davis, concluding he acted in self-defense because he believed his life was in danger as the vehicle accelerated toward him. Body camera footage was released but the audio is missing for the first 30 seconds; eyewitness statements, including from a civilian on a ride-along, were part of the inquiry. Schmidt’s family disputes the official account, saying she was scared and did not deserve lethal force, and they held protests seeking accountability.

If anyone witnessed the April 9, 2021 chase or the moments before the shooting, did you see how the vehicle and deputy behaved when the patrol truck stopped?