A cat was killed and a woman suffered minor injuries after a Monday evening encounter with an opossum, police say.

Around 8:40 p.m., officers arrived in the 700 block of Grant Street for a report of a vicious animal, said Lawrence Police Sgt. Amy Rhoads. The report originated from the 700 block of Lincoln Street.

Both locations are near Lyons Park in North Lawrence.

On the scene a woman told police she discovered a cat and an opossum fighting behind her home, Rhoads said. In an attempt to separate the two animals the woman grabbed the cat and suffered a scratch.

It was not clear whether the woman was scratched by the cat or by the opossum, Rhoads said.

After grabbing the cat the woman realized the animal had died, Rhoads said.

The woman was treated on the scene for her minor injuries, Rhoads said.

Additional details were not immediately available.