WASHINGTON (AP) — A woman was reported in stable condition after being shot by a police officer in northeast Washington after allegedly refusing to drop a knife.
Metropolitan Police Department Cmdr. David Taylor said Saturday night that police were called to Clay Terrace, about 9 miles east of the White House, at about 6:15 p.m. for a report of fire. Responding officers were confronted by a woman holding at least one knife, he said. She was told to drop the weapon but did not comply and was shot once in the upper body as she advanced, Taylor said. The woman was taken to the hospital, Taylor said, and was reported in stable condition.
