A woman shot and killed by police in Southern California last weekend was trying to stab an 8-year-old girl, officials said.
Officers responding Saturday to reports of a dispute heard screaming and threats from inside a home in Delano, police said.
Officers saw through a window that a woman inside was armed with a knife, according to police. An officer opened fire through the window when the woman lunged at the child with the weapon, police said.
The 30-year-old woman was shot and died at the scene, KBAK-TV in Bakersfield reported. She was not identified.
The 8-year-old was taken to a hospital with unspecified injuries, police said. The girl was in stable condition, the news station reported.