

Kristiana Coignard, 17, who suffered from depression and was on medication for bipolar disorder, came to the Longview Police station, picked up a phone and asked to speak with a police officer.

As Officer Glenn Derr entered the station, he began approaching the girl in an aggressive fashion. In a natural reaction, Coignard backed away and scuffle began. Derr tried to grab Coignard by the arm, which she raised to the officer who saw “I have a gun” written on it.

Derr forced Coignard into submission on a chair where she attempted to resist for over 3 minutes.

Derr then slammed the girl face first to the ground and climbed on top of her.

Two other officers joined his fellow officer in the fighting. At that point, Coignard got up off the ground and rushed at Derr who pulled his weapon and shot her dead.

It’s sad that three officers who were much larger than the 17-year-old failed to restrain her. Those cops were supposed to defuse the situation. Instead, they escalated it to the point where the mentally ill girl was killed.