Woman dead after being shot by state trooper in Tucson

A woman was fatally shot by an Arizona Department of Public Safety trooper on Interstate 10 in Tucson, according to authorities. On April 4, around noon, a state trooper saw a woman walking on the right shoulder of the I-10 westbound near Park Avenue, according to the Arizona Department of Public Safety. DPS said after the trooper exited the vehicle to make contact with the woman, "an altercation occurred", resulting in the trooper shooting the woman.

The state trooper attempted to provide the woman with first aid. According to DPS, the woman was transported to a hospital and declared dead. The DPS Major Incident Division conducted an investigation.



Immediately following the shooting, westbound traffic was diverted off I-10 at Park Avenue, detoured around the scene and redirected back onto the interstate at 6th Avenue. Several lanes of the I-10 westbound reopened at around 1:40 p.m.

, according to DPS . Any additional information, including the identity of the woman, has not yet been released. This article originally appeared on Arizona Republic: Woman shot and killed by DPS trooper in Tucson on I-10.