ORLANDO, Fla. – Orange County deputies late Wednesday shot and killed a woman who attacked them with a knife after they were called to a home where a 911 caller said they had been attacked, according to the sheriff’s office.
The deadly shooting happened around 11 p.m. in an apartment in the 3900 block of Titelist Court.
[Watch video below for News 6 report from the scene]
The Orange County Sheriff’s Office said it received a 911 call from someone claiming to have been battered and strangled.
While deputies were outside the apartment, they heard screaming, so they breached the front door and entered the home, sheriff’s officials said.
The screaming was coming from a back room and as deputies cleared the apartment, a woman began attacking them with a knife, authorities said.
Two deputies opened fire, striking the woman, described only as in her late 20s.
The woman was taken to a hospital, where she later died, sheriff’s officials said. On Thursday, deputies identified the woman as 19-year-old Vanessa Eugene.
The deputies were not injured.
No other details about the incident have been released.
Per standard procedure, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement is investigating the shooting and will turn over its findings to the State Attorney’s Office for review. Once that process is completed, OCSO will conduct its own internal investigation.
The deputies who fired their guns are on temporary, paid administrative leave pending the initial FDLE review.