A woman is fatally shot by Orange County deputies when she attacked a deputy with a knife
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Orange County, FL - The Orange County Sheriff’s Office on Thursday released body-worn camera video showing deputies fatally shooting a woman following a 911 call.
At approximately 11 p.m. on May 7, OCSO received a 911 call from someone claiming to have been battered and strangled, OCSO said.
The caller was later identified as 19-year-old Vanessa Eugene.
Officers were dispatched to a second-floor apartment unit in the 3900 block of Titleist Court.
When deputies arrived, they heard screaming from inside the apartment, OCSO said.
According to the body-camera footage, deputies believed the woman inside was saying "help." They breached the front door shortly after, as it was unclear if there was another person inside, or if anyone was in danger.
Deputies continued to knock as they heard a woman crying inside, as the body-camera footage shows.
Shortly after, the front door was breached. However, deputies remained outside and continued attempting to communicate with the woman inside.
Deputies waited about six minutes before entering the apartment, following sounds of screaming coming from a room at the back of the apartment.
As deputies cleared the apartment, a subject in a dark hoodie appeared and began attacking the deputies with a knife.
Two deputies discharged their agency-issued firearms, shooting Eugene.
Deputies rendered aid on scene, and the woman was transported to the hospital, where she later died.
Eugene was alone in the apartment. It's still unclear whether anyone else was in the apartment, as she alleged in the 911 call.
Investigators believe she was alone in the apartment following the 911 call.
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