North Idaho Woman with Knife Shot and Killed by Police

SANDPOINT, Idaho (AP) — Authorities say Sandpoint police officers have shot and killed a woman who was armed with a knife.

KHQ-TV reports that Bonner County Sheriff Daryl Wheeler says police arrived in the area of North Third Avenue and Alder Street near Bonner General Hospital on Tuesday night on a report of a woman with a knife.

The woman had a confrontation with the two officers, and they opened fire, killing her. Her identity was not immediately released. The Coeur d'Alene Police Department is assisting the investigation.