HERMITAGE, Mo. — A western Missouri deputy shot and killed a woman who reportedly attacked another person with a knife, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol.
The deadly encounter happened Wednesday morning in the town of Hermitage when Hickory County sheriff's deputies were called around 9 a.m. to a domestic disturbance, Springfield television station KYTV reported.
The State Patrol said a deputy on the scene of the disturbance shot a 42-year-old woman after witnessing the woman attack another resident with a knife.
Officials have not released the name of the woman killed or the deputy who fired the shot.
Hermitage is a town of about 450 that lies about 105 miles (169 kilometers) southeast of Kansas City.
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