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.