Woman killed in crash as officer responds to threat at Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s home

ROME, Ga. — A motorist was killed when police responded to a bomb threat at the home of U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene in Georgia, authorities said.

A police officer from the local bomb squad was on his way to the crime scene when he collided with another car on Monday, Rome police said in a statement. Greene identified the murdered woman as Tammie Pickelsimer.

The emailed threat — which warned of a pipe bomb in Greene’s mailbox and referenced Palestine — was sent to the assistant police chief. That affected the police response, Greene said on social media. The source of the email was traced to a Russian Internet address, she added.

It was the last copy of a crime known as ‘swatting’ in which false threats are made to lure first responders to her home, Greene said. She said it’s happened to her at least nine times.

“These violent political threats have fatal consequences,” Greene said on the social media platform X, calling the crime a “despicable act.”

“The perpetrator of this crime committed murder in our small community of Rome, Georgia,” she added.

The officer drove his personal car to join the bomb squad, police said. The officer was injured in the wreck, but the extent of his injuries was not immediately known Tuesday.

“I’m sick, but I’m also angry,” Greene said. “This should never have happened and I pray it will never happen again.”