Crime & Safety
Woodland Hills Woman Shot By DEA Agent Identified
Federal authorities say the 42-year-old woman confronted agents serving a search warrant with a gun.
WOODLAND HILLS, CA — Authorities Friday identified an armed woman who was killed in a shooting involving Drug Enforcement Administration agents in Woodland Hills.
The agents were serving a federal search warrant involving a drug investigation about 3:45 a.m. Wednesday in the 5000 block of Nora Lynn Drive when they "encountered an armed suspect and an agent-involved shooting occurred," said Nicole Nishida of the DEA.
Jessica Beedles, 42, of Woodland Hills, died at the scene, the coroner's office reported.
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No agents were injured, Nishida said.
She said the shooting would be investigated by the Los Angeles Police Department's Robbery-Homicide Division, and the ongoing drug investigation would be handled by the DEA's Los Angeles Field Division.
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