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Dallas police chief recently defended her decision to charge a Black woman who was assaulted by Austin Shiffield during a parking dispute in March. Chief Renee Hall said watching footage assault against L’Daijonique Lee was difficult.

“Let’s start with talking about the emotions of the people,” Hall told Fox 4 on Tuesday. “In law enforcement to see a woman — I’m a woman — get beaten by a man so violently, we’re angry. I’m angry.”

However, despite her feelings Hall said she doesn’t believe they factor in her decision to charge Lee with a felony for vandalizing Shuffield’s truck.

“He wanted to press charges, and that is our responsibility as law enforcement,” Hall said. “The day we start picking and choosing which crimes we will and won’t push forward is the day we become the corruption that some police, or some people believe, that the police department is.”

Lee, 24, was charged with a felony criminal mischief charge for breaking Shuffield’s back windshield with a jump box. The charges have now been dropped after Dallas County District Attorney John Creuzot rejected the case.

Hall believes the case could have been handled better.

“Could we have handled that situation differently from a communication standpoint with the district attorney? Absolutely,” she said. “The district attorney and myself should have had a conversation. This was an area where we should have talked personally to make sure we were executing something that he was willing to push forward.”

Shuffield was initially charged with a misdemeanor, but the charge was upgraded to aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.

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