MEMPHIS, Tennessee (AP) -- A deputy U.S. marshal was killed in a
shootout with police officers who had stopped the agent for driving
erratically early Sunday, authorities said.

Mary Fisher, 46, refused to stop when officers tried to pull her over
and led the officers to her home around 6 a.m., according to Sgt.
Vince Higgins, a police spokesman.

When the officers told her to get out of the car, she opened her door,
pulled out a gun and started shooting at them, Higgins said. (Watch
for bullet holes in the BMW and body removal -- 1:45)

Officer Patrick Taylor, 34, was shot in the leg. He was taken to a
hospital, where he remains in stable condition.

The other officer, whose name has not been released, was unharmed.

Both officers have been relieved of duty while the investigation
continues.

Fisher was pronounced dead at the scene. Police said they could not
say how many times she was shot.

Fisher had been in Memphis for several years and began her career as a
deputy marshal in the early 1990s, according to the U.S. Marshals
Service.

"Nobody saw this coming. No, there's no prior history that I'm aware
of that would have brought this on," said David Jolley, a U.S.
Marshals spokesman.

Sheriff's deputies went to Fisher's home just before 10 p.m. Saturday
after a woman there dialed 911 and hung up.

Fisher was gone by the time they arrived, but a work associate at the
house told deputies Fisher was delusional and had driven away,
according to a joint statement from the sheriff's office and police.

Her car was spotted a few hours later driving recklessly near a crash
scene police were investigating, authorities said.

The officers called for assistance, and Taylor and the other officer
responded.

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