Three Knoxville officers shoot, kill woman armed with knife, KPD says
As the officers were approaching the home, KPD said, the woman ran towards them with a knife.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation is investigating after Knoxville officers shot and killed a woman who charged them with a knife, according to the Knoxville Police Deparmtent.
The shooting happened around 7 a.m. Thursday. According to the department, the woman, identified as 49-year-old Shilo M. Rice, was threatening to hurt herself and others when the officers got on the scene, Belle Terra Road.
As the officers were approaching the home, KPD said, Rice ran towards them with a knife. Three of the officers shot her, hitting her multiple times, KPD said. The officers reportedly gave her medical aid until AMR got to the scene and took her to the University of Tennessee Medical Center, where she was pronounced dead.
The officers involved have been placed on administrating leave while KPD’s Office of Professional Standards investigates.
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