A woman celebrating the weekend before
her 25th birthday was fatally shot Sunday when she hugged an off-duty police
officer while dancing at a party, causing the officer's service weapon to fire.
Adaisha Miller would have turned 25 on Monday, according to
her mother, Yolanda McNair.
The shooting happened at an outdoor social gathering in
Detroit about 12:30am, said police Sergeant Eren Stephens. It happened on the
city's west side.
A woman celebrating the weekend before her 25th birthday was
fatally shot Sunday when she hugged an off-duty police officer while dancing at
a party, causing the officer's service weapon to fire
According to Stephens, the woman "embraced the officer
from behind, causing the holstered weapon to accidently discharge." The
bullet punctured Miller's lung and hit her heart, and she died at a hospital.
Stephens said the Detroit officer will remain on
administrative duties while authorities investigate the shooting and report their
findings to the Wayne County prosecutor. The officer's name was not released.
"For this to happen to her, whether they want to call
it freak accident or mistake in judgment, it should have never happened to my
child, and there's nothing I can do to get her back," McNair told WDIV-TV.
McNair said her daughter was out to mark her upcoming
birthday.
"All she wanted to do was enjoy the weekend for her
birthday," the mother said. "She had every right to enjoy turning 25
and look beyond that."