‘She was trying to kill me’: Detroit repo man testifies as woman sent to trial

The Brief

  • A Detroit woman will stand trial after allegedly firing multiple shots at a repo man attempting to take her car.
  • Shaquanda Tankersley was shot after opening fire on a repo man on June 12th.
  • The repo man testified a bullet narrowly missed him, and the officer who shot Tankersley remains under review.

DETROIT (FOX 2) A Detroit woman who fired multiple shots at a man who was repossessing her car before being shot by police will head to trial after a brief preliminary hearing on Tuesday.

Shaquanda Tankersley, 38, is accused of firing multiple rounds at a Detroit repo man in June after he showed up to take her car.

Police said officers pulled up to the home on Nottingham on Detroit’s east side where the woman was taking aim at the man. The man testified that he feels lucky to be alive after a bullet whizzed through his hair and the back of his truck.

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