CLAYTON COUNTY, Ga.,None — Clayton County police officials said a woman was shot and killed outside a Delta Air Lines facility on Monday afternoon.
The woman, who is a family member of a Delta employee, arrived at the Delta Technical Operations Center just after 2 p.m. armed with a handgun, according to police. The woman sat in her car at the security gate until she was confronted by an officer, police told Channel 2's Ryan Young.
Georgia Bureau of Investigation spokesman John Bankhead said at least one officer opened fire after the woman, who was armed, went past a security checkpoint in her car.
Armed Woman Killed Outside Delta Parking Lot
"The individual did come onto airport property, into the employee parking lot with a gun. We responded and shots were fired," said Lt. Tina Daniel with Clayton County police. Police would not identify the woman but did say there had been some family violence prior to the woman's arrival at the parking lot.
Bankhead says an autopsy will be held Tuesday, and investigators are trying to determine the circumstances of the shooting. Bankhead says it's not immediately known whether the woman died from police gunfire or a self-inflicted wound.
"This had nothing to do with Delta Airlines. Again the airport is safe, there is no reason for anyone to be concerned about their safety. Flights are going as usual," said Daniel.
Delta Airlines spokeswoman Susan Elliot released a statement. "Delta is cooperating with authorities in their investigation of what appears to be a domestic situation involving a shooting that occurred near the Delta Technical Operations Center security entrance. No Delta employees were injured in this incident. As part of Delta's Employee Assistance Program, confidential and free counseling is available for all Delta employees," said Elliot.
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