Woman with rifle dies after shooting involving CHP officers on 134 in Glendale
GLENDALE, Calif. (KABC) -- A woman armed with a rifle died after a confrontation with CHP officers near the 134 Freeway in Glendale on Saturday, officials said.
Shortly before 9:30 a.m., CHP officers initially responded to a report of a suicidal person on the westbound 134 near Harvey Road, a spokesperson for the agency said.
At least one of the arriving officers saw that the woman was in possession of a rifle, according to the Highway Patrol.
At one point shots were fired, the CHP said. It was not immediately clear if the officers or the woman, or both, opened fire.
By Saturday afternoon, officials said the woman had died.
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No officers were hurt in the incident.
The woman's name has not been released.
All westbound lanes on the 134 Freeway were shut down, and traffic was being diverted onto the northbound and southbound 2 Freeway. No estimate of the closure's estimated duration was given.
