LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) – A woman suffering a mental health crisis was fatally shot by Louisville Metro Police after charging at officers with a “sharp object.”
According to LMPD Deputy Chief Emily McKinley, officers responded to a call at around 7:45 p.m. of a person experiencing a mental health crisis in the 9800 block of Vieux Carre Drive on Friday, March 27.
LMPD held a press briefing on Friday, March 27, following an officer-involved shooting on Vieux Carre Drive
At the scene, officers gathered that a 28-year-old woman had self-inflicted lacerations and was armed with what was described as a piece of glass or “large, sharp object.”
Due to the woman having a weapon and other people being present, LMPD deemed the situation “did not meet the criteria for deflection or a mobile crisis response.”
McKinley said the woman locked herself in a bathroom as officers attempted to de-escalate the situation, but she continued to make agitated statements.
After arriving at the scene, responders from Anchorage Middletown Fire breached the door.
The woman then exited the bathroom and charged at police, prompting two officers to fire their weapons, hitting the woman.
The woman was taken to the hospital, where she was eventually pronounced dead.
On Saturday, family members identified the woman as Katelyn Hall. Her mother provided WAVE with the following statement:
“My daughter, Katelyn Hall, was a beautiful soul and was taken away from me way too soon. She lit up every room she walked into. She had the biggest personality and an even bigger love for her family and close friends. She loved hard and she let you know that you were loved. She was hurting mentally, she needed help, she didn’t need guns pulled on her. We called 911 with a medical emergency and this is how it ended. My baby deserved better, she deserved help not bullets.”
In accordance with LMPD policy, both officers involved have been put on administrative leave, and their identities will be released within 72 hours.
Body camera footage of the incident will be released within the next 10 business days.
LMPD’s Public Integrity Unit is leading the investigation.
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