Police officers were called to a home on Ashbrook Drive at about 5:57 p.m., the Lake County Illinois Major Crime Task Force said.
A woman allegedly rushed at them with two large knives, and she was shot by one of the officers.
The woman died at the hospital.
One of the officers involved was also taken to a hospital for evaluation.
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