Onslow County deputy shoots woman after traffic stop

The State Bureau of Investigation has been called in after a deputy shot a woman Thursday in Onslow County.

Col. Chris Thomas told WITN News that happened just before noon off Highway 172 in Hubert.

Thomas said it began as a traffic stop. He said that the woman was armed and she was shot by a deputy. She has been taken to the Naval Medical Center at Camp Lejeune for treatment.

The colonel said the deputy was not injured.