KC police fatally shoot woman

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Police shot and killed a 55-year-old woman Monday after they say she pointed a handgun at officers.

Police spokesman Darin Snapp said two officers went to the woman's south Kansas City home after a dispatcher alerted them that someone had dialed 911 from the residence and hung up.

The caller wanted medical help, but quickly hung up when a 911 dispatcher transferred the call to an ambulance dispatcher, Snapp said.

Officers who went to the home said a 25-year-old man who answered the door told them his mother had called.

Police went inside and approached the woman in a back room. Snapp said the woman pointed a handgun at the officers, who then shot her.

The woman's name has not been released. The officers have been placed on administrative leave.