Mpls Police Shoot Knife-Wielding Woman after Taser Ineffective

MINNEAPOLIS -- Minneapolis police shot a woman armed with a knife at a Minneapolis apartment building early Tuesday morning.

Responding to a call of an armed person on the 300 block of W. Franklin Ave, officers shot the woman after a Taser was ineffective in containing her.

The woman refused to comply with officers, who then used the Taser. When she approahed the officers with the knife in hand, officers were forced to open fire.

She was taken to HCMC, her condition is unknown.

The officers involved are on paid administrative leave following the incident.