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Woman shot, killed by police after allegedly setting fire to Chatsworth home

An aerial view of a home, with a firetruck outside
An armed woman set fire to a home in Chatsworth on Friday, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.
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Los Angeles police officers shot and killed a woman in her 50s during a confrontation after she set a house on fire in Chatsworth, according to authorities.

The incident was reported at 1:50 p.m. Friday in the 9600 block of Laramie Avenue, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department. Police were called to the scene for a reported assault involving a suspect with a gun.

When officers arrived, they found firefighters working to extinguish a fire at the residence. The fire was knocked down within 23 minutes, officials said.

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Police officers located a woman in the home’s backyard. During an ensuing confrontation, officers shot the woman. She was pronounced dead at a hospital. Her identity had not been released as of Friday night.

Police allege the woman had threatened her sister with a gun and set fire to the home.

No other injuries were reported, according to authorities.

The incident remains under investigation by the Los Angeles Police Department’s force investigation unit.

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