A Filipina worker at a northern Virginia Costco store who authorities say went at two sheriff's deputies with a knife and scissors has been fatally shot.
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| Police investigators meet at the parking lot of Costco. Filipina Mhai Scott was shot dead by responding Virginia policemen. |
The shooting occurred about 3 p.m. Wednesday. Two Loudoun County deputies had been called to respond to a disorderly conduct complaint at the Sterling-area Costco. Police said the woman was threatening store employees.
Officials say the deputies ordered the woman to drop the weapons, but she advanced on them. Authorities say one deputy used a stun gun on the woman, but it was ineffective.
Police say the second deputy fired several shots, killing the woman. She was identified as 38-year-old Mhai Scott of Sterling.
One deputy was injured. He was treated and released at a local hospital.
Authorities say Scott worked for Club Demonstration Services, which provides services to Costco. The Washington Post reports Scott had been serving pizza.
Meanwhile, Scott's family had said she had been suffering depression since she got separated from her American husband two years ago. She was said to be fighting for custody of her two children.--Source: Miami Herald