COLUMBUS, Ohio — A 41-year-old woman who forced her way into a home in Knox County Monday evening was shot and killed by a deputy after firing several shots at law enforcement officers, according to the sheriff's office.
Deputies with the Knox County Sheriff's Office were dispatched to Zuck Road in Butler Township around 8:30 p.m. after receiving a report of a woman attempting to force her way into a home.
The woman, identified as Elizabeth Delano, was inside the house when deputies arrived at the scene, according to the sheriff's office. She refused to leave.
The sheriff's office said Delano broke a window and fired a shotgun several times toward officers outside the home. A deputy then fired a single shot, striking her.
Delano was rushed to Knox Community Hospital where she later died, according to the sheriff’s office.
Delano previously lived at the residence, but had not lived there in weeks, according to the sheriff's office.
The sheriff's office said officers with the Mount Vernon and Danville police departments assisted deputies at the scene.
The Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation was called to investigate the shooting.