An officer shot and killed a woman who they say was armed with a knife on Friday in Lauderhill, police confirmed.
The scene was located near an apartment complex at 4045 NW 16th Street.
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WATCH HEREIt was around 12:25 p.m. when Lauderhill police said officers got a call for service "in which a first name and location were provided," but "the call disconnected before further information could be obtained."
"The first responding officer arrived on the scene at approximately 12:32 p.m. and reported over police radio that a female was armed with a knife," authorities said. "Shortly thereafter, the officer transmitted an additional message: 'Shots fired.'"
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Lieutenant Antonio Gonzalez said the officer parked his car, got out, and was immediately faced with a woman coming at him with a large knife in her hand.
"The way the scene is positioned, where his car is positioned at the time, that’s what it appears to be, he arrived on scene and upon arriving on scene, the next thing you hear is the officer advising over the radio that she has a knife and the next transmission after that is shots fired," Gonzalez said.
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The woman was taken to Broward Health in critical condition, according to Lauderhill Fire-Rescue Department, where she was later pronounced dead.
Her identity wasn't released, but police said she lived at the apartment complex.
A witness shot video of paramedics trying to save the woman at the scene.
“All I heard was a woman and maybe a male, maybe a female, not knowing, arguing," the witness said. "After that, I heard a loud noise, it was a gunshot, one gunshot and that’s about it, you hear people running in the hallways, scared for their life, going all crazy."
The Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) investigates police shootings, per protocol, and authorities urge anyone with information to come forward.
“Anytime an officer is confronted and can justifiably determine that his life or others are in imminent danger, then he’s authorized to use deadly force, and that is what occurred today," Gonzalez said.
