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The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department says a woman armed with a knife was shot and killed when she charged at deputies in Lancaster.

L.A. County deputies responding to a call involving a possibly mentally ill person said a woman with a knife ran at them.

The shooting was reported just before 6 p.m. Tuesday in an unincorporated area near Lancaster, authorities said.

The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department says a woman armed with a knife was shot and killed when she charged at deputies in Lancaster

LANCASTER, Calif. (AP) — The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department says a woman armed with a knife was shot and killed when she charged at deputies in