Screams Lead Fla. Deputies to Woman Charging at Them with Knife

May 8, 2025
Orange County sheriff's deputies were responding to a reported assault at an Oak Ridge apartment when they heard screaming, and a knife-wielding woman "began attacking."

Two deputies following the sound of screams may have stepped into a trap when they were greeted by a woman “attacking them with a knife,” according to Florida investigators.

Their response was to shoot at the woman, who was then fatally wounded, the Orange County Sheriff’s Office said in a May 8 news release.

She died at a hospital and investigators are still piecing together what prompted the attack.

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