Female is a word that can refer to any species. Woman is a human female. The use of "female" is often used to dehumanize the subject, and is almost never used consistently. I am guessing you do not, off the cuff, refer to men as "males". It sounds weird as hell.
> Anyway, law enforcement is fully within their right to meet deadly force with deadly force
Do you disagree that the driver had her wheels turned away from the officer who shot her?