09-05-2025
Woman killed in officer-involved shooting in Butte County
( — The Butte County Sheriff's Office dispatch received a 911 call from a resident reporting a disturbance that involved a female threatening someone's life at a neighboring property.
BCSO stated in a press release that the call came from the 11000 block of Butte Creek Island Road in the Butte Creek Canyon area at around 2:30 p.m. on Thursday. When deputies arrived at the scene, they saw a female armed with a rifle.
The deputies that were on the scene reported that the female was pointing the rifle at them and told them to shoot her, according to BCSO. A deputy fired one shot at the female from his service rifle.
Other deputies then immediately rendered medical aid to the 48-year-old female, and she was transported to a local hospital, where she died from her injuries, said BCSO.
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BCSO stated that this is an active investigation, and the Butte County Officer Involved Shooting Protocol team and the Butte County District Attorney's Office are on scene investigating alongside the California Department of Justice.
This is a developing story.
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