Woman dead, Jackson County deputy injured during Friday night shooting

JACKSON COUNTY, Ga. - The Georgia Bureau of Investigation said one woman died and a deputy was critically injured in a Friday night shooting in Jackson County.

The woman killed has been identified as 43-year-old Hoschton resident Jessica Worsham.

Investigators said deputies responded to a "domestic situation" from a home at 6416 Highway 124 west in Hoschton at 9:20 p.m. Investigators said homeowners wanted a "non-resident" removed from the home. 

Deputies met the woman at the front door before she allegedly pulled out a gun and pointed it at deputies. The GBI said deputies commanded her to drop her weapon. She opened fire and hit one deputy. 

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Another deputy fired back, hit and killed the suspect. 

The injured deputy was hospitalized in critical condition, investigators said. 

"Please be in prayer for our injured Deputy, the family, along with all the shift and coworkers of the Jackson County Sheriff's Office," Sheriff Janis Mangum said in a Facebook post. 

The woman's identity has not been released. Investigators will conduct an autopsy on her body at the GBI crime lab. 

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