A fake bomb threat at Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Georgia home led to a deadly car crash with a police officer, authorities said.
An unknown person messaged the police department in Rome, Ga., on Monday and claimed there was a pipe bomb in Greene’s mailbox, according to Atlanta Fox affiliate WAGA. Greene lives in the city about 55 miles northwest of Atlanta.
As cops raced to the scene, a member of the local bomb squad crashed into another vehicle, USA Today reported. The unnamed officer struck Tammie Pickelsimer, 66, as she was pulling out of a parking lot, authorities said.
Pickelsimer was rushed to a local hospital, where she succumbed to her injuries, according to CBS News. The officer did not suffer serious injuries in the wreck.
“I’m heartsick right now,” Greene wrote Monday on social media. “My prayers are with Tammie Pickelsimer, her family, the officer who was injured, and the entire Rome Police Department.”
Greene, known for her far-right views, loyalty to Donald Trump and outspoken nature, has been targeted multiple times by fake bomb threats and other swatting calls in the four years since she was elected to the House of Representatives.
Federal investigators learned the latest threat came from a Russian IP address, WAGA reported. While the feds probe the bomb threat, Georgia State Patrol will investigate the deadly car crash.
