Florida police shoot, kill suicidal knife-wielding woman who charged at them: Police
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Two Orlando, Florida police officers shot and killed a woman suffering from suicidal thoughts after she charged at them with two knives.
Orlando Police investigate the shooting of a woman who officers say charged at them with knives in Lake Nona on Friday. (Connor Hansen/Fox 35) According to the Orlando Police Department, officers responded to a call just before 1 p.m. from a man who said his girlfriend was talking about killing herself and was wielding a knife. (Connor Hansen/Fox 35) Sarah Rumpf-Whitten is a writer on the breaking news team for Fox News Digital. You can reach her on Twitter at @s_rumpfwhitten.
Investigators say a trained member of the Crisis Negotiation Team reached out to talk to the woman on the phone, as officers were dispatched to the scene.
At approximately 1 p.m., officers trained in crisis intervention arrived at the apartment complex in Lake Nona, Florida and attempted to talk with the distraught woman.