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SEATTLE, Wash. (AP) – A cousin of a mother who was shot and killed by Seattle police officers, questions why they had to end her life.

Pastor Kenny Isabell wonders why they didn’t use a taser or other non-lethal options.

Isabell says Charleena Lyles was a pregnant mother of four and not a violent person.

Seattle police say officers responding to a report of a burglary at Lyles’ apartment Sunday were confronted by a woman armed with a knife.

Two officers fired, killing her.

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