A WOMAN who shot her boyfriend dead on Christmas Eve has claimed he attacked her with a tomahawk as she lay in bed, police said.

Jill Fritch, 59, gunned down Troy Sorrell, 60, at the home they shared in Volusia County, Florida, and is claiming self-defense, officers said.

The lethal shooting is still being probed by cops and Fritch is not yet facing charges, police spokesman Andrew Gant told WPTV.

According to Gant, the 59-year-old had an injunction for protection against Sorrell from 2015 until January 2020.

On Thursday, just before midnight, officers were called to the pair's home after it was reported that Sorrell threatened Fritch with a tomahawk – a single-handed ax.

The woman told cops she grabbed a gun and shot her boyfriend because she feared he was going to hit her with the weapon, cops said.

Police found the gun, a shell casing and the ax, which had a two-foot handle.

In October, police conducted a well-being check at the home after Fritch reported that her partner was wearing military gear and was carrying a gun, Gant said.

Yet, at the time, the 59-year-old told officers she did not feel threatened by Sorrell who she said was protecting the home.

No one was injured during that incident.

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