A 71-year-old woman died following a confrontation with police in Port Orange, Florida, after she entered a police station armed with a handgun and fired a single shot. Linda Jean Croto walked into the station lobby, discharged her weapon toward the evidence room, then exited to the parking lot outside, according to local authorities.
Three officers who responded to the scene ordered her to drop her firearm, but she refused to comply. The officers then opened fire, striking her. After falling to the ground, Croto reached toward the gun again, prompting additional shots from the responding officers.
She was transported to a hospital in critical condition and died the following day. Port Orange Police Chief Manuel Marino described the sequence of events: "She exits the front lobby and confronts the three officers arriving on scene. At that point, officer-involved shooting occurs."
