SEDALIA, Mo. — A Pettis County sheriff's deputy fatally shot a 25-year-old woman during a traffic stop Saturday night.
Missouri Highway Patrol spokesperson Andy Bell said the shooting happened around 10 p.m. near U.S. Highway 50 and Winchester Drive in Sedalia.
According to KSHB, a white woman reportedly refused to identify herself and a confrontation began.
The woman has been identified as Hannah Fizer.
Details about why the woman was pulled over weren't immediately available Sunday.
The woman reportedly stated she was armed and verbally threatened to "shoot the deputy” before she was shot. Bell said he doesn't yet know if the woman had a weapon.
Fizer was the only person in the vehicle when the shooting happened. Family members said Fizer was on her way to work at a convenience store when the shooting happened. Her stepmother, Lori Fizer, said she has never known Hannah Fizer to carry a gun.
The shooting is under investigation.
