Video: Officer shoots knife-wielding woman in Fairfax County group home
SPRINGFIELD, Va. - Fairfax County police on Thursday released body-cam video showing an incident in which an officer shot a woman who they say was advancing at him with a knife.
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(WARNING: GRAPHIC LANGUAGE AND VIOLENT CONTENT) Fairfax County Police have released body camera footage from an incident officers responded to in July at a group home in Springfield where they say a woman was acting violently.
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Police began investigating when they responded to a group home in the 8000 block of Gosport Lane in Springfield after a caretaker said a woman was "acting erratically" and threatening other people.
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When they arrived, they say they discovered Jiyoung Lee armed with a knife.
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When she advanced toward them, Officer Kyle Albert shot her.
Albert is a 14-year veteran of the special operations division. Police say he had completed the department’s crisis intervention training program.