CORRECTION: An earlier version of this story stated that deputies said the woman who was fatally shot was armed, but the District Attorney’s office later clarified that she was not armed.
(CBS4) – Deputies shot and killed a woman after a chase involving a suspected stolen Jeep. The initial chase began early Tuesday morning at Interstate 76 and East 88th Avenue.
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Deputies lost sight of the Jeep and found it abandoned near East 25th Avenue and Imboden Road. That’s near Watkins.
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Their search led them to two women. Deputies opened fire, killing one of the women.
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