Deputies from the Clark County Sheriff's Office fired on a woman who attacked them with a hammer and a knife today in the Five Corners area, according to police. The woman died at the scene. (Stevie Mathieu/The Columbian)
The woman shot and killed by Clark County sheriff’s deputies Sunday has been identified as a Portland woman.
Amy Jean McCoy, 38, was identified as the woman who allegedly attacked two deputies with a hammer and a knife Sunday in a residential neighborhood, Major Crimes Sgt. Todd Barsness said.
The two patrol deputies involved in the shooting were also identified as Joseph McLoughlin, a 27-year veteran of the sheriff’s office, and Thomas Yoder, a 10-year veteran of sheriff’s office, Barsness said.
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