Woman fatally shot in head in Rockdale County

A woman in Rockdale County was found fatally shot in the head Thursday, authorities said.

Deputies were called about a person hit by a vehicle in the 1000 block of Frontier Drive, Rockdale County Sheriff’s Office Sgt. Tijuana Harris said in a news release. However, when deputies arrived, they found the woman in the road, Harris said.

An autopsy will be performed by the county’s coroner, who was at the scene.