CHP officers shoot armed woman on freeway in Glendale

California Highway Patrol officers shot an armed woman on the southbound 2 Freeway in Glendale early Saturday after commanding her to drop the weapon, authorities said.

Officers responded to the scene shortly after 9 a.m. after receiving a call about a vehicle blocking traffic and a woman standing outside the car brandishing a weapon where the southbound 2 meets the eastbound 134, CHP Public Information Officer Christian Baldonado said.

The woman fell onto the 134 Freeway after being shot and was transported by paramedics to a local hospital. Her condition was not immediately known.

Two officers are believed to have opened fire, Baldonado said, after giving the woman “multiple commands� to drop her weapon. Baldonado could not confirm what type of weapon the woman carried.

The incident forced the partial closure of the 2 and 134 freeways. They are expected to reopen within the next two hours.