El fiscal de Missouri decide que la fuerza mortal del oficial era razonable al disparar a Maria Pike y a su bebé. Missouri prosecutor decides officer's deadly force was reasonable in shooting of Maria Pike and her infant.

La fiscal del condado de Jackson, Melesa Johnson, anunció que un oficial de policía en Independence, Missouri, no enfrentará cargos por disparar y matar a Maria Pike y a su hija de dos meses durante un disturbio doméstico. Jackson County Prosecutor Melesa Johnson announced that a police officer in Independence, Missouri, will not face charges for shooting and killing Maria Pike and her 2-month-old daughter during a domestic disturbance. Pike había sido diagnosticado con depresión postparto y se acercó a los oficiales con un cuchillo de cocina grande. Pike had been diagnosed with postpartum depression and approached officers with a large kitchen knife. El fiscal determinó que el uso de fuerza letal por parte del oficial era razonable bajo la ley de Missouri. The prosecutor determined the officer's use of deadly force was reasonable under Missouri law.