TEMPLE TERRACE, Fla. — A woman who requested help from the police in Temple Terrace is dead.
Police say for an unknown reason 21-year-old Heba Momtaz Alazhari initiated an attack with a large knife on a police officer. The woman was shot during the attack and later died at a local hospital, police said.
The officer suffered non-life-threatening injuries during the attack.
The police department said it happened right outside Temple Terrace City Hall. No other information was released.
Temple Terrace police are working with the Florida Department of Law Enforcement and the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office in the investigation.
This is a developing story. Check back for updates.
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