HALF MOON BAY, Calif. (AP) - A woman shot and killed by deputies in Half Moon Bay after she allegedly fired a shotgun at them has been identified, officials said Wednesday.
The San Mateo County Coroner’s Office identified the woman as Sandra Lee Harmon, 56, of Half Moon Bay, the Mercury News reported.
San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office said deputies returned fire at Harmon after she fired a shotgun at them. The deputies were not injured.
The deputies, who were not injured, were responding to a report of a woman carrying a firearm and alcohol, the office said.
“Upon arrival, deputies gave her multiple verbal commands to drop her weapon,” the sheriff’s office said in a tweet announcing the officer-involved shooting. “She did not comply and fired her shotgun at deputies. Deputies returned fire, striking the woman.”
Harmon was taken to a hospital, where she died of her injuries, it said.
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