Incident

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2-26-2019 Georgia Townsend 0-1

Location

February 26, 2019

Incident Address

Townsend, Georgia

Participants

Type: Subject-Suspect
Name: Sasha Ann Pishko
Age: 22
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Female
Status: Killed

Incident Characteristics

Shot - Dead (murder, accidental, or suicide)
Officer Involved Incident
Officer Involved Shooting - subject/suspect/perpetrator killed

Notes

suspect attempts to flee traffic stop, hitting trooper in the process; trooper fires multiple shots, hitting suspect; dead at the scene;

Guns Involved

1 gun involved.

Type: Unknown

Sources

URL: https://www.ajc.com/news/crime--law/gbi-woman-shot-killed-after-hitting-trooper-with-car-during-traffic-stop/d7RhMWAQTpSQl8VXEvnpiN/

URL: https://www.wsav.com/investigates/crime-safety/breaking-news-1-female-dead-in-officer-involved-shooting-in-mcintosh-county/1811761846

District

Congressional District: 1
State Senate District: 3
State House District: 167