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Officials: Woman dies after being shot by Tennessee deputies

Shelby County sheriff's deputies block a road leading to a house where authorities say a woman was shot by deputies on Friday, March 17, 2017 in Lakeland, Tenn. Authorities say the woman shot by deputies in the residential neighborhood in the West Tennessee city of Lakeland has died. (AP Photo/Adrian Sainz)
Shelby County sheriff's deputies block a road leading to a house where authorities say a woman was shot by deputies on Friday, March 17, 2017 in Lakeland, Tenn. Authorities say the woman shot by deputies in the residential neighborhood in the West Tennessee city of Lakeland has died. (AP Photo/Adrian Sainz)

LAKELAND, Tenn. (AP) – Authorities say a woman shot by deputies in a residential neighborhood in western Tennessee has died.

Tennessee Bureau of Investigation spokesman Josh DeVine confirmed the woman’s death Friday in a post on Twitter but gave no other details.

Shelby County sheriff’s spokesman Earle Farrell said earlier that two deputies have been relieved with pay in connection with the shooting in Lakeland. Farrell did not identify the deputies.

Farrell declined further comment because the investigation has been turned over to the TBI.

DeVine said he would update the media later.