Woman allegedly charged at deputies with knife prior to being shot
A woman who was shot and killed by Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputies Tuesday evening in Lancaster allegedly attacked them prior to the shooting, homicide investigators said.
The fatal deputy-involved shooting happened around 5:54 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 15, on the 25300 block of Abacus Avenue in Lancaster, according to a news release from the Sheriff’s Information Bureau.
The news release states: “Deputies responded to the location regarding a call for a family disturbance, possibly mentally ill person. Upon their arrival, they contacted a female White adult who was armed with a knife. At some point during their interaction, the female charged at the deputies with the knife and a deputy-involved shooting occurred.”
The woman was pronounced dead at the scene. Her name has not yet been released pending next of kin notification.
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