A woman was killed in a shootout with law enforcement after she allegedly fired at a Turner County deputy at the end of a multi-county chase in South Georgia early Friday, officials said.
The pursuit began at around 2 a.m. in Cook County with a driver speeding at more than 100 mph on I-75, according to the GBI. The chase traveled through four counties north into Dooly County, where deputies conducted a PIT maneuver to stop the vehicle, the Turner sheriff’s office said in a news release.
Deputies then tried to remove the driver from the vehicle when she “pulled a firearm, began firing and struck a deputy,” the release said.
Deputy Baily Johnson was hit in the shoulder and neck area but is expected to make a full recovery.
The deputies returned fire, killing the woman, who was pronounced dead at the scene. The GBI, which is investigating the incident, later identified her as Paige M. Newsum, 57, of Bradenton, Florida.
It is the 18th officer-involved shooting the state agency has been asked to probe in 2025.
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