Deputy Kills Woman Wielding a Pitchfork
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An elderly woman who telephoned the Sheriff’s Department on Sunday night to report vandalism, then lunged at deputies with a pitchfork and butcher knife, was shot and killed by a deputy, authorities said.
The woman repeatedly threatened the first deputy who arrived at her house on Rhea Lane in the unincorporated community of Nuevo, prompting him to call for backup, a department spokesman said.
When deputies entered the house to assess the woman’s welfare, she charged them with the pitchfork and a knife, he said.
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