CANBERRA, Oct. 29 (Xinhua) -- Police in the South Australian capital of Adelaide have fatally shot a woman armed with an axe who allegedly threatened officers in the early hours of Thursday morning.
The state's police force said that officers were called to reports of a woman armed with an axe at a property in Adelaide's eastern suburbs shortly before 2 a.m. local time.
Police arrived at the scene and were allegedly threatened by the woman.
Police officers subsequently deployed a taser, which was ineffective, then shot the woman.
Officers rendered first aid until the arrival of ambulance paramedics, but the woman died at the scene.
One police officer suffered minor injuries.
Detectives from the major crime branch and internal investigation service have commenced an investigation into the incident. ■
