Suspected 'Grandma Bandit' Killed After Police Chase Ends in North Druid Hills

A woman suspected of being the "Grandma Bandit" known for robbing several pharmacies across the metro Atlanta area and North Druid Hills recently was shot several times and killed following a police chase along I-85, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution is reporting.

The woman, identified as 58-year-old Roxanne Taylor, was shot several times Friday morning after a police chase ended when she pulled onto the North Druid Hills exit and was involved in a minor traffic incident. Reported details about the incident have changed several times since WSB-TV initially reported the shooting Friday morning.

Here's a full account in the AJC:

The woman, identified in an arrest warrant as Roxanne Taylor, 58, of Martin Luther King Jr. Drive in Atlanta, was spotted in the drive-through at a Wendy's on Piedmont Road by someone who noticed that she matched the description of the bandit who has robbed several metro area drugstores in the past two weeks.

The person notified Atlanta police, who attempted to stop the woman after she left the drive-through, DeKalb police spokeswoman Mekka Parish said. The woman fled, leading police on a chase up Interstate 85 northbound in a gold Jeep Liberty. She was involved in a minor traffic accident after exiting at North Druid Hills Road, Parish said.

At that point, the police officers who had been pursuing her heard a single gunshot, and they returned fire, hitting  Taylor multiple times, Parish said. Neither of the officers was injured.

North Druid Hills-Briarcliff Patch will continue to update this story as it progresses.