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Nephew of 93-year-old Texas woman shot, killed by police officer says she fired 2 shots first

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Protesters chant during a rally outside the Hearne, Texas police department Thursday, May 8, 2014 following the Tuesday shooting of 93-year-old woman. Robertson County District Attorney Coty Siegert said Pearlie Golden was shot Tuesday night by Officer Stephen Stem. Stem was responding to a 911 call about a disturbance involving a woman with a gun. The Hearne Police Department says Golden "brandished a firearm" when Stem encountered her. He then shot her multiple times. The investigation into the shooting is being handled by the Texas Rangers. (AP Photo/Bryan College Station Eagle, Stuart Villanueva) (The Associated Press)

Protesters chant during a rally outside the Hearne, Texas police department Thursday, May 8, 2014, following the Tuesday shooting of 93-year-old woman. Robertson County District Attorney Coty Siegert said Pearlie Golden was shot Tuesday night by Officer Stephen Stem. Stem was responding to a 911 call about a disturbance involving a woman with a gun. The Hearne Police Department says Golden "brandished a firearm" when Stem encountered her. He then shot her multiple times. The investigation into the shooting is being handled by the Texas Rangers. (AP Photo/Bryan College Station Eagle, Stuart Villanueva) (The Associated Press)

The nephew of a 93-year-old Central Texas woman shot and killed by a police officer says his aunt fired two shots before the officer shot her.

Roy Jones told KBTX-TV (http://bit.ly/1izkcTq ) of Bryan and College Station that he had taken his aunt Pearlie Golden to renew her driver's license, but she was denied after failing her test.

Jones said he was sitting with Golden on her porch when she demanded her keys back. He says he refused, so Golden went into the house and got her .38-caliber handgun. That's when he called police.

Stem's attorney, Robert McCabe, tells the station that he believes his client's actions were justified under the circumstances.

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Information from: KBTX-TV, http://www.kbtx.com