Tammy Connor

Deadly force

A Yavapai County Sheriff's deputy responded to domestic violence call Sunday night southwest of Prescott. A reporting party told YCSO dispatchers that she was attempting to attack her husband with a shovel. The husband was able to leave the home and notify YCSO. While driving to the location, deputies learned that the woman was trying to harm herself with pieces of broken glass. Deputies also were told there were firearms in the home. Inside the residence, a deputy tried to subdue the 51-year-old woman. The Sheriff's Office says the woman lunged at a deputy with a knife so he shot and killed her.