Agents served a search warrant about 3:45 a.m. in relation to an ongoing narcotics investigation, police said. During the execution of the search warrant, agents encountered an armed woman inside the home and shot and killed her. Details as to what precipitated the killing were withheld by police.
Victim's Name: Jessica Ann Beedles
Agency Responsible: U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration
Gender: Female
Age: 42
Race: White
Date of Death: November 20, 2019
County: Los Angeles
Cause of Death: Gunshot
Official Disposition: Pending investigation/No Known Charges
Criminal Charges: No known charges
Mental Illness: No
Armed: Allegedly Armed
Weapon: gun
Threat Level: other
Fleeing: Not fleeing
Body Camera: No
Washington Post Database ID: 5263
Geography: Urban