Neighbors, friends and SWAT commander testify during inquest's second half
The Times-Standard
Article Launched: 09/12/2006 05:01:00 PM PDT
The conclusion of the first day of the coroner's inquest into the police shooting of Cheri Lyn Moore saw her neighbors, a landlord, a family member and the Eureka Police SWAT commander testify.
Charles Hauer, who owns Hauer's Florist and the apartment where Moore lived, said she was an ideal tenant for the first few years she rented from him but turned into a headache about a year and a half before she was killed. He said her music was always blaring, people were always coming and going and she put signs up in her window all the time, against his wishes.
Neighbors who testified said the music, yelling and throwing stuff out the window was nothing odd for Moore and some said they never took her threats and yelling too seriously.
Marcus Smith, who had been friends with Moore for about six months before she was killed, described how police “commanded” him not to continue talking to her by cell phone the morning of the shooting. He also said he felt something in the air and knew the police were going to kill her.
Eureka Police Officer Todd Wilcox was Tuesday's final witness.
He described the different options SWAT discussed.
Wilcox talked about the moments after he heard shots fired from the apartment hallway.
“I paused for a second, my heart sank because that wasn't supposed to happen,” Wilcox said.
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