Crime
50-year-old Carrie Hall shot and killed by law enforcement in Bartow County
BARTOW COUNTY, GA — A woman was shot and killed by law enforcement officers in Bartow County on Wednesday night following a confrontation during a felony traffic stop, according to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI).
The deceased has been identified as 50-year-old Carrie Hall of Cartersville.
According to the GBI, the incident began when Hall allegedly arrived at a residence in Bartow County and discharged a firearm.
The homeowner, who was familiar with Hall, was able to identify her and provided her name to responding deputies from the Bartow County Sheriff’s Office.
At approximately 8:40 p.m., Bartow County deputies, assisted by an officer from the Cartersville Police Department, located Hall’s vehicle near the intersection of State Route 20/Canton Highway and Conference Center Drive in Cartersville.
Based on the earlier report involving gunfire, law enforcement initiated a felony traffic stop.
During the stop, authorities say Hall exited her vehicle armed with a firearm. Deputies and the officer reportedly issued multiple verbal commands instructing her to drop the weapon.
According to law enforcement accounts provided to GBI agents during post-incident interviews, Hall did not comply with those commands.
At some point during the standoff, deputies and the officer discharged their weapons.
Specific details about the moments immediately preceding the gunfire—such as what prompted the initial shot—have not yet been disclosed by the GBI.
Hall sustained fatal injuries at the scene.
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation is actively reviewing the incident as part of a standard officer-involved shooting investigation.
Once complete, the case will be turned over to the Bartow County District Attorney’s Office for review.
No officers were injured during the encounter.
Crime
Venezuelan national Julio Cesar Sosa-Celis shot in the leg by an immigration agent in Minneapolis
On January 14, 2025, federal law enforcement personnel were engaged in a targeted enforcement operation involving Julio Cesar Sosa-Celis, a Venezuelan national who has been present in the United States since 2022.
The operation escalated into a high-speed pursuit, a physical confrontation, and an ambush by multiple subjects, necessitating the use of a defensive firearm discharge by a federal agent.
At approximately 6:50 PM, federal officers initiated a targeted traffic stop of a vehicle operated by Sosa-Celis.
The subject refused to comply with law enforcement commands and attempted to flee the scene.
During the pursuit, the subject’s vehicle collided with a stationary, parked car.
Following the collision, the subject abandoned the vehicle and fled the scene on foot.
A federal agent pursued the suspect on foot and successfully intercepted him. As the agent attempted to effect an arrest, the subject became combative, resulting in a violent struggle on the ground.
During this confrontation, two additional male subjects emerged from a nearby residence to intervene.
These individuals reportedly ambushed the agent, utilizing a snow shovel and a broom handle to strike the officer.
The situation escalated when the primary suspect, Sosa-Celis, regained his footing and joined the two additional subjects in the assault.
Reports indicate the suspect struck the agent with a blunt object (identified as either the shovel or broom handle).
Citing an immediate threat to his life while being outnumbered and actively assaulted by three individuals, the agent discharged his service weapon in self-defense.
The discharge struck Sosa-Celis in the lower extremity (leg). Following the shot, all three suspects retreated into a nearby apartment complex and initiated a barricade situation.
Following a brief standoff, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) successfully secured the perimeter and apprehended all three individuals without further injury.
Both the federal agent and Sosa-Celis were transported to a local medical facility for treatment.
Images from the scene showed Sosa-Celis conscious and alert during transport.
All three subjects involved in the assault are currently in the custody of ICE.
Further charges related to the assault on a federal officer and resisting arrest are pending review by the U.S. Attorney’s Office.