A woman wielding knives, killed by New York police, has "a history of calls" at her home

A woman who was shot by police in New York City after she stabbed them a few moments after denouncing an intruder, had "a history of appeals" to authorities, officials said .

Susan Muller, 54, was shot dead Monday after calling 911 at around 5.30pm. report an intruder in his home in the Maspeth section of Queens. Muller told four officers at the scene that she was the interlocutor of 911 and claimed that there was someone with a knife at her home.

As the police entered her home, Muller suddenly hit them with a 10-inch knife, the police said. She was shot three times when she ignored police orders to drop the blade.

Muller was declared dead on the scene.

Officials said there was a "call history" made by the police at Muller's home in Queens. At least nine calls for help were made between August 2000 and the day of filming, Newsday reported. According to the report, two of these calls concerned an emotionally disturbed person, while others concerned intoxication, domestic problems and an animal.

Muller was taken to hospital on September 9 after the police were called to Queens House about an emotionally disturbed person.

Muller's boyfriend Ed Rogers told ABC7NY that the 54-year-old was suffering from alcoholism and delirium. He stated that he was not home at the time of the mortal fire and that he had dropped Muller about half an hour earlier.

"I remember her as a very caring and kind person and I could not see her becoming volatile with the police, but I was not there when that happened" said Rogers, a retired NYPD sergeant.

Kevin Tang, Muller's neighbor, also said he heard screams from the house.

"They stood to themselves, they just did not keep the noise to themselves," Tang recalled. "Not the type of people you would like to live next door."