Woman shot by police officer is identified

Police on Friday identified the woman who was shot by a police officer Monday night.

Rebecca Huff, 19, of Fort Worth, Texas, faces a charge of attempted murder of a police officer. She remains in critical condition at University Medical Center with a bullet lodged in her brain and has been unconscious since Monday, officials said.

Witnesses told police Huff was shot by Officer James Carroll on Monday in front of the Out of State Check Cashing service at 511 Fremont St. Police said Huff drove her car toward the uniformed officer and knocked him down before he fired the shot.

Carroll, 27, is on administrative leave with pay pending an internal inquiry into the shooting. He was treated for hip and leg injuries at the medical center.

Two police officers were interviewing two people inside the business when Huff walked inside and attempted to cash a check. She ran outside as the manager told police she had tried to pass a stolen check.

Police said Huff got behind the wheel of her car and started to drive away when Carroll confronted her and demanded she stop.