Police in Somerville, Mass., fatally shoot woman after she injures 3 officers with knife
By APFriday, July 23, 2010
3 cops injured, woman dead in Mass. family dispute
SOMERVILLE, Mass. — A woman has been killed by police and three officers have suffered knife wounds in a morning domestic dispute in Massachusetts.
Authorities say police went to a home in Somerville at about 6:30 a.m. Friday after a man called to say his girlfriend had lunged at him with a knife and tried to set his clothes on fire.
When officers arrived, they say 33-year-old Carol Lynn Kingsley went after them with a knife. An officer fired a shot, killing her.
The injured officers were treated for stab wounds to the hands, arms, shoulders and back and released from a hospital.
Mayor Joseph Curtatone says the officers acted as they were trained.
Authorities say police had responded to the same home at about 3 a.m. after a neighbor reported shouting.
