LUMBERTON, N.C. (WTVD) -- A Fairmont police officer shot and killed a person who attacked them with a knife Monday night in Robeson County.
The incident happened at 8:30 p.m. at the intersection of Highway 41 and Highway 74 in Lumberton.
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Fairmont Police Department said Arlette Christina Wiggins, 40, attacked Officer Denzel Armar Burney, 23, with a knife.
Burney, who has been a police officer for 15 months, was stabbed multiple times and had to be treated at a local hospital.
Chief Jon Edwards said Burney shot Wiggins in an attempt to stop the attack. Wiggins later died from the injuries.
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The NC State Bureau of Investigation is investigating the incident, which is standard procedure.