Police identify woman shot by officers after multistate pursuit and shooting in Chester
Yazmyn Stewart fired at officers, according to police, who later shot and killed her in Chester.
Police identified the 23-year-old woman who died after officers from multiple departments fired at her, killing her and ending a car chase that started in Delaware and ended in Pennsylvania on Tuesday.
Yazmyn Stewart fled a residence on the 300 block of North Madison Street in Wilmington shortly before noon after a multiagency task force attempted to serve a warrant for her arrest in connection with a 2023 shooting.A
After ramming her vehicle into multiple Wilmington police vehicles, Stewart evaded local and state police and drove northbound on I-95 to Chichester.
That’s where, Wilmington police, said Stewart crashed her vehicle, drew a firearm, and shot at pursuing officers.
Delaware State Police returned fire, though it wasn’t clear whether those bullets struck Stewart. After stealing an SUV, Stewart continued to flee to Chester, crashing outside a home near 12th and Kerlin Streets, according to Wilmington police.
Stewart then entered a home and retrieved keys to yet another vehicle, a maroon sedan.
As Stewart fled, officers with the Wilmington Police Department, Delaware State Police, Trainer Borough Police Department, and Chester Police Department fired at the sedan.
Stewart died from gunshot injuries, according to Wilmington police. Television coverage showed the vehicle riddled with bullet holes, wrecked not far from the SUV.
It was not immediately clear which officers struck her or how many shots were fired.
Two Wilmington officers who fired their weapons were placed on administrative duty as the Delaware County District Attorney’s Office investigates.
Wilmington’s Criminal Investigations Division and Office of Professional Standards are conducting their own inquiries.