Officers Shoot Woman After She Charges With a Sharp Object

This PoliceActivity video shows a Louisville, Kentucky police response on March 27, 2026, to a 911 call about a woman who had reportedly cut her wrists, was armed with glass, and had locked herself in a bathroom. According to the description, LMPD officers attempted to talk with her, requested additional officers and EMS, and broke the bathroom door's lock and hinges before officers entered the room. The description states the video is for educational and informational purposes. It is presented as police bodycam-style footage and is embedded from its original provider, PoliceActivity.

• LMPD responded to a 911 call at an apartment complex on Vieux Carre Drive
• Officers attempted de-escalation through conversation before entering
• Firefighters broke the bathroom lock and hinges to reach the woman
• Source: PoliceActivity

* (Disclaimer: The content in this video is intended for educational and informational purposes only) Louisville, Kentucky — On March 27, 2026, around 7:45 p.m., LMPD patrol officers responded 7800 Vieux Carre Drive on a 911 call for service. The caller explained, her cousin, 28-year-old Katelyn Hall, was extremely agitated, armed with glass, had slit her wrists, locked herself in a bathroom, and had ingested cleaning products. Because of these factors, this run was not eligible or safe for deflection response, according to the LMPD. Officer Robert Baker was the first officer to arrive on scene and speak with the 911 caller who meets him at the steps of the apartment complex. As he walks into the apartment, Officer Baker put on medical gloves indicating an expectation he would be providing aid to someone. Officer Baker speaked with another female in the apartment who explained Hall has cut both of her wrists, was armed with glass, and was bleeding significantly. Officer Baker then went to the bedroom and began to speak with Hall for about 4 minutes, until other officers arrived on scene. During this time, Officer Baker did not approach the bathroom door, but attempted to deescalate the situation through conversation. Officer Baker requested additional officers with less lethal tools and an ETA (estimated time of arrival) for EMS. The 3 officers on scene agreed and developed a plan for one to be less lethal cover with a taser, one to be lethal cover, and one to go hands on when needed. A firefighter used a tool to break the lock on the bathroom door. After the lock was broken, Officer Baker and another officer attempted to open the door, but Hall was sitting in front of the door preventing officers from opening it. As officers were trying to open the door, Hall breaks more glass in the bathroom. Officers were still unable to get into the bathroom because she was on the floor in front of the door. As time went on, Hall’s voice became more calm and quiet which would indicate significant blood loss or that she was starting to lose consciousness. With the intent to get medical aid to Hall, firefighters then broke the hinges on the door. As the firefighter were breaking the hinges, Officer Gabbard arrived on scene. He was not present for anything that had occurred in the room prior to this moment. After the hinges were broken, the door remained in place, and officers stood back from the door. At this time there were 4 officers in the room: Officer Baker, Officer Gabbard, and two other officers. Officers were standing about 3-5 feet from the bathroom door. As the firefighter moved back from the door, Hall suddenly opened the door and exited rapidly holding a piece of broken porcelain approximately 8-12 inches in length with a sharp and pointed edge. It is believed this was from breaking the top of the toilet while in the bathroom. When she opened the door, officers immediately attempted to give commands for her to stop. She quickly advanced towards of