A police chase through two states that included two separate shootouts with law enforcement and several crashes ended with the death of the wanted woman, authorities said.
Wilmington police began chasing the 23-year-old woman into a Delaware home shortly before noon Tuesday in an attempt to arrest her on a warrant stemming from a shooting in December 2023. She fled the home in vehicle and rammed several police vehicles before driving along I-95 north into Pennsylvania as Wilmington officers and Delaware State Police troopers followed her.
Shortly after crossing into Pennsylvania, the woman crashed her vehicle and began shooting at the officers, and two troopers returned fire, authorities said. It is not known if the woman was struck by gunfire at the time, authorities said.
The woman then carjacked another vehicle and drove to Chester, where she crashed into a structure. She then entered a home where she was confronted by a mother with her baby before taking another car and trying to flee again, authorities said.
However, several officers – including three from Wilmington, five Delaware State Troopers and individual officers from Trainer and Chester in Pennsylvania – began shooting at the vehicle, and the woman soon succumbed to her wounds at the scene.
The woman’s name has not been released pending notification of family members.
One Wilmington officer was treated at a hospital for an undisclosed minor injury. No other injuries were reported during the chase or related incidents.
The Wilmington officers who fired their weapons have been placed on administrative duty pending an investigation, which is standard policy in police-related shootings. Authorities have not released the names of the law enforcement officers involved in the pursuit or shooting.