Woman fatally wounded by officers in North Branch

A woman is dead after an officer-involved shooting that happened Thursday night in North Branch.

Police responded at 9:19 p.m. on a report of an intoxicated and suicidal woman who was armed with a handgun.

Officials say officers found the woman in the area of Third Avenue and Elm Street of North Branch.

One officer discharged a non-lethal Pepperball at the woman.

Another fired their department firearm and struck the woman, who died at the scene despite life-saving measures taken by the officers.

According to a press release, body-worn cameras captured the incident, and the officers who were involved are on standard critical incident leave.

As is standard procedure in officer-involved shootings, the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension in investigating.