JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A 22-year-old woman is dead after an officer-involved shooting in Arlington, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.
JSO said officers were called to a home on Westdale Drive near Pine Bluff Drive Tuesday around 10:45 p.m. for a report of a battery with injuries. Investigators said a man approached an officer as she arrived and told her he had argued with his girlfriend, who was still inside the home and armed with a knife.
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As the officer turned toward the home, JSO said the woman came outside carrying multiple items. JSO said the officer told her to drop everything in her hands. The woman put some items down, but still held a large kitchen knife, according to the JSO.
JSO said the officer gave loud, verbal commands for the woman to drop the knife, but she moved toward the officer. The officer then fired one shot, JSO said. The woman fell to the ground but did not drop the knife, and then tried to get up and again moved toward the officer, prompting a second shot, according to JSO. A backup officer arrived and also gave loud, verbal commands to drop the knife.
Investigators said she eventually dropped it and was taken into custody. Jacksonville Fire and Rescue treated her at the scene before she was taken to a hospital, where she was pronounced dead.
JSO said five other people were inside the home at the time. The boyfriend was treated for minor injuries.
This is the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office’s 13th officer-involved shooting of the year, JSO said. The State Attorney’s Office is conducting an independent investigation, and JSO said it will conduct its own use-of-force investigation after that is complete.