Woman armed with knife killed in officer-involved shooting in Long Beach, police say

Monday, March 16, 2020
LONG BEACH, Calif. (KABC) -- A woman who police say was armed with a knife was killed in an officer-involved shooting in Long Beach Sunday night.

Long Beach police responded to a family disturbance incident in the 200 block of Molino Avenue at about 10:20 p.m.
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Police said officers encountered a woman with a knife and she approached them. An officer-involved shooting then occurred.

The suspect was pronounced dead at the scene.
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Further details regarding the incident were not immediately available.

No other injuries were reported.

The identity of the suspect was not known.
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