Deputies Shoot Knife-Wielding Woman In Willis

WILLIS, TX -- A woman accused of trying to attack deputies with a knife during a home break-in was shot and killed Wednesday afternoon.

Montgomery County Sheriff's deputies were called about 2:30 p.m. to a home in the 11000 block of Canal Street for a trespassing in progress.

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When deputies arrived, they found the woman inside the home. The sheriff's office said the woman was belligerent and refused the commands of deputies.

Deputies said during the confrontation, the woman pulled out a knife and came toward the deputies who demanded that she drop the knife and surrender.

Lt. Scott Spencer, a spokesman with the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office, said the deputies tried to use less lethal methods to disarm the woman, but all of those efforts failed.

That's when the woman turned her attention toward a veteran deputy and came at him with the knife.

Spencer said when she refused to stop and drop the knife, two deputies fired their weapons, hitting her several times. The woman died at the scene.

Investigators said the woman had allegedly broken into several homes in the area recently.

Her identity has not been released.

The case is under investigation by the Montgomery County District Attorney's Office and the Texas Rangers.

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