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.
Authorities have identified the man shot and killed Friday afternoon in a parking lot outside a Little Caesars restaurant in Chicago’s Little Village neighborhood.
The victim has been named as Stevens Jeffrey, 29, according to police and the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office.
The shooting occurred in the 2600 block of West Cermak Road near Rockwell Street at approximately 1:10 p.m., according to the Chicago Police Department (CPD).
Preliminary reports indicate that Jeffrey was sitting in his vehicle when he was approached by an unknown vehicle.
An armed individual exited that vehicle and opened fire, striking Jeffrey multiple times in the face and body.
Emergency responders arrived on the scene, where Jeffrey was pronounced dead. He was discovered inside his vehicle with his two young children, ages 4 and 6, who were unharmed.
Both children were transported to Stroger Hospital for precautionary evaluation.
The shooting took place in the parking lot of a Little Caesars restaurant, where investigators recovered multiple shell casings and placed numerous evidence markers on the ground.
As of Friday evening, no suspects are in custody, and detectives from the CPD Area Four Homicide Unit are leading the investigation. Police have not released information on a possible motive.
Authorities are urging anyone with information about this homicide to contact Chicago Police or submit an anonymous tip at CPDTip.com.