WEYMOUTH, MASS. (WHDH) - Weymouth police shot and injured a woman while responding to a 911 call Sunday. Police said the woman was armed with a knife.
According to police, she called because her daughter was trying to kill herself with a knife.
When officers arrived they said the mother came to the front door with a large knife and didn’t listen when officers ordered her to drop it.
The officer fired once and hit the woman in the stomach.
She was rushed to the hospital.
The shooting is now under investigation.
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