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Subject in officer-involved shooting identified
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SPRINGFIELD -- The subject involved in the officer-involved shooting Tuesday night at Paddleford Subdivision was 50-year-old Marcia Metzger Aiken of Effingham County.

The Effingham County Sheriff's Office was called because Aiken was threatening suicide and was in possession of a firearm, according to initial reports.

Aiken was pronounced dead at the scene.

The deputy involved is Cpl. Matt Peatra. He is on leave per standard protocol.