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Police were called to "The Pinnacle" apartments on Main Street around 1:25 a.m. Sunday, July 28, after Victoria G. Lee's brother called 9-1-1 saying she was having a mental health crisis and needed to go to the hospital, AG Matthew Paltkin said.
The caller also said that his 26-year-old sister was holding a knife.
A responding officer spoke to the 9-1-1 caller in the hallway of the building before opening the door to the apartment. Once inside, he saw two females: One who appeared to be the caller's sister, Lee, Platkin said.
The females told the officer not to come in, and shut the door. The officer stood outside knocking on the door asking the females to open the door as their colleagues arrived, Platkin said.
After the occupants did not comply, officers breached the door.
As Lee approached the officers in the hallway, one officer fired a single shot, striking her in the chest. Officers rendered immediate medical aid before Lee was taken to Englewood Hospital, and pronounced dead at approximately 1:58 a.m. A knife was recovered at the scene.
The incident remains under investigation.
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