PASCO COUNTY. Fla. \- Pasco Sheriff's Office released body-worn camera footage of the deputy-involved shooting that happened Thursday in Hudson.
Just before 3:30 p.m., a woman flagged down a passerby in the area of Denton Ave. and Dane Ln. in Hudson.
The woman, identified as Isabella North, 29, told the passerby she needed help and to call emergency services. After speaking with call takers, the passerby handed the phone to North and expressed to call takers that she “felt like she was going to kill someone.”
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North also informed the call taker that she was armed with a knife and that she felt violent.
Two PSO deputies arrived and attempted to talk with North, who did not respond to them. Instead, North quickly withdrew a 12-inch-long knife and assumed a fighting stance at deputies.
Deputies continued to try to talk with her to de-escalate the situation until North quickly moved toward them with the knife still pointed at deputies.
WARNING: The footage below is graphic.
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The two deputies then fired one shot each, striking North. This entire incident occurred within 30 seconds of deputies arriving on the scene. North was taken to the hospital, where she was pronounced deceased.
The deputy-involved shooting will be investigated by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, per a standing agreement. The deputies are on administrative leave per PSO’s protocol.
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