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People in the News

Monday, October 20, 2025

People in the News

Monday, October 20, 2025

Mom writes open letter after kids were shot at by police

timthumbBy Daphne R

TaosNews.com shared an unedited letter written by the Memphis mom whose video went viral last week of a traffic stop that went bad resulting in cops shooting at a mini-van driven by the mother, carrying her 5 children. The letter was written while in jail by Oriana Farrell, the mother who was behind of the wheel of the mini-van, and delivered to the newspaper by an acquaintance. Amid the video’s release, many viewers of the clearly edited video came forward attacking the mother’s character calling her an ‘idiot’ and declaring she deserved to lose her kids. TaosNews states that they don’t normally publish co-op letters on open cases but because of the attention this incident has drawn nationally, they decided to print Ms. Farrell’s letter unedited. Here it is for you to read for yourself:

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