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Officer Shoots Woman During Disturbance
posted 9:44 pm Wed April 30, 2008 - COLUMBIA, Md.
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Authorities say a 62-year-old woman was shot by a Howard County police officer after she created a disturbance in her apartment.
Police were called to Pearl Wardell Harris' apartment in the 8600 block of Snowden River Parkway about 4:20 p.m. Wednesday by the property managers because Harris was acting erratically.
Officers tried to talk to the woman and felt physically threatened, officials said. One officer fired a single shot, striking Harris in the lower torso. She was taken to Shock Trauma.
A knife was seized from the scene, police said. The unidentified officer was placed on administrative leave.
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