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Two Madison police officers shot and killed a woman in her Far East Side apartment last month as she held a loaded gun to her head and ignored commands to drop the weapon, according to Dane County District Attorney Ismael Ozanne.

Because her gun could have been quickly turned toward officers and fired, Ozanne said Monday, Officers Justin Bailey and Gary Pihlaja were justified in using deadly force against 26-year-old Ashley DiPiazza.

“The officers were compelled to use deadly force when faced with a suspect armed with a firearm not responding to commands,” Ozanne said.

Police were called to DiPiazza’s apartment around 1:20 a.m. on May 18 after her boyfriend said she had armed herself with a gun during a domestic dispute, authorities said.

Officers were able to get into the apartment on the 1100 block of MacArthur Road and could see DiPiazza inside a bedroom holding the gun to her head, according to Ozanne’s report.

Through a closed bedroom door, officers asked DiPiazza to come out unarmed, and called in a trained negotiator to help with the discussions, Ozanne said.