Funeral services are scheduled next week for a Jackson County deputy who died after being shot in the line of duty. Lena Marshall passed away Monday, November 8, days after being wounded while responding to a domestic call at a home in Hoschton.
A woman at the home fired at Marshall, hitting her several times. A second deputy fired back, killing the shooter, according to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. She has been identified as 43-year-old Jessica Worsham.
The GBI says the people who owned the home had asked Worsham to leave.
Marshall will be laid to rest on Monday, November 15, following a 2 p.m service at Free Chapel Church in Braselton. A law enforcement escort will accompany her body.
“Please continue to pray for Deputy Marshall’s family, her friends, all of us here at the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office, along with all law enforcement,” the Sheriff posted to her Facebook page.
This is the 84th officer-involved shooting the GBI has investigated so far this year.
A GoFundMe account set up to help Marshall’s daughter has raised more than $48,000.
A Benefit Fund has also been set up at Northeast Georgia Bank in Jefferson, Georgia
