Woman Shot, Killed After Charging Police With Machete

Misty Michelle Mullins

Misty Michelle Mullins

RALEIGH, N.C. – A North Carolina woman is dead after authorities say she charged sheriff’s deputies with a knife.

The Wake County Sheriff’s Office said 33-year-old Misty Michelle Mullins was shot after breaking into a second home around midday Friday.  Deputies responded to a 911 call that a woman had broken into a previous home and threatened the resident with a garden rake.

Three officers say they entered the second house and tried to subdue Mullins with stun guns as she charged at them with a large knife or a machete.  Authorities say Deputy Gabriel Romero then shot and killed Mullins.

Ms. Mullins was just arrested in April, 2013 and charged with injury to personal property.  A standing protective order barred Mullins from one of the homes she broke in to today.  It is unclear if the two are related.

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