Broward deputies shot and killed a woman who was armed with multiple large knives Monday night in Deerfield Beach, officials said.
The incident began after 7 p.m. with calls of a suspicious person with knives in the area of South Federal Highway and Southeast 10th Street, according to the Broward Sheriff's Office.
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WATCH HEREDeputies responded and encountered the woman, officials said. At some point, deputies opened fire.
Paramedics pronounced the woman dead at the scene. Her identity or age was not made available.
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Investigators are looking into what exactly led up to the shooting.
"Those are still questions detectives are looking into, exactly what happened. Was she waving? Was she threatening people? Those are all the questions they're looking into right now," BSO spokesperson Miranda Grossman told reporters Monday night. "The investigators you can see here behind me are still processing the scene, are still looking over all you know, the entire scene, everything that they can find, talking to witnesses looking at video, doing the best they can to get all the details as quickly as they can."
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The Florida Department of Law Enforcement is investigating, which is standard in officer-involved shootings.
BSO’s Internal Affairs Unit will also conduct an internal administrative investigation.
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