Denver Police said Tuesday that when Tasers had no effect officers were forced to shoot and kill a 52-year-old woman who continued advancing toward officers with a knife in her hand.

Three officers fired their weapons at the woman on June 16 near North Broadway and Lawrence Street in Denver. Officers were initially called there at about 11:45 a.m. for a report about a woman standing in the busy intersection with a knife.

"The callers reported the person was yelling and creating a hazard for passing vehicles," Denver Police Commander Matt Clark said in a briefing Tuesday afternoon. "One person advised that the person was yelling at passing motorists to kill them."