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.