Police Shoot Troubled Knife-Wielding Girl, 14

An emotionally troubled 14-year-old girl armed with a large kitchen knife was shot three times in the abdomen after she allegedly lunged at a police officer inside the Ventura home she shares with her foster parents.

The girl was listed in stable condition late Monday at Ventura County Medical Center.

She was shot about 10:30 p.m. Sunday in her Opal Avenue home by one of five police officers who responded to a call from her foster father.

According to police, the foster parents had confronted the teenager earlier in the night about not following house rules.