Full Notification

<p><strong><em>NEWS RELEASE</em></strong></p>

<p><em>Release Date: October 8, 2016&nbsp; </em></p>

<p><strong>Modesto Police Department</strong></p>

<p>Media Relations Unit &nbsp;</p>

<p>Office of the Chief of Police</p>

<p>600 10th Street, Modesto, CA 95354</p>

<p>Author: Heather Graves</p>

<p><strong>Modesto, CA </strong>&ndash; Early this morning, officers were called to investigate a family disturbance in the 1500 block of Queens Avenue.&nbsp; The caller reported his 53-year-old daughter was intoxicated and vandalizing the inside of his residence.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Officers responded but the suspect had left the home.&nbsp; Approximately one hour later the suspect returned to the residence and the caller reported she was now armed with a knife.</p>

<p>Officers arrived and as they were walking up to the home, the suspect confronted them in the street, armed with multiple knives.&nbsp; As officers were giving verbal commands for the suspect to drop the knives, she advanced rapidly at them with the knives raised above her head.&nbsp; Officers utilized a taser, bean bags and one officer used his duty weapon. She was rushed to a local hospital where she succumbed to her injuries.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The three officers involved in this incident were uninjured and placed on paid administrative leave, which is a standard procedure with all officer-involved shootings.</p>

<p>Investigators are in the preliminary stages of processing the crime scene, collecting evidence and interviewing witnesses.</p>

<p>Three separate and independent investigations have been launched into this incident.&nbsp; The Modesto Police Department is conducting both a criminal and administrative investigation and the Stanislaus County District Attorney&rsquo;s Office is conducting an independent review of the incident.</p>

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