A woman was shot and killed Friday afternoon in Theodore after exchanging gunfire with deputies, according to Mobile County Sheriff Sam Cochran.

Deputies arrived at the scene on Bellingrath Road near Highway 188 in Theodore at approximately 2 p.m. in reference to a domestic disturbance call. A resident had reportedly stolen guns from a trailer home in the area.

Eyewitnesses say the woman is now deceased. The shootout with deputies occurred near some trailer homes on Bellingrath Road near Highway 188. pic.twitter.com/2JToHq5Q0n — Levi Edwards (@theleviedwards) January 24, 2020

As soon as deputies arrived at the home, the woman started firing shots from inside of the trailer. After a total of six shots were exchanged between the deputies and the woman, the SWAT team was called in to shoot tear gas into the residence. The woman was found dead inside the trailer.

According to Cochran and residents of the trailer park, the woman had a history of mental health issues, including schizophrenia. Cochran confirmed that deputies have gone out to the same home of the shooting to deal with incidents involving her at least five times in the past six months.

“This just illustrates the dangerous situation we have in the state of Alabama with mental illness. This is the third time in the past few weeks our officers have been assaulted by people suffering from mental illness and it’s just a sad state of affairs as far as the state of Alabama,” Cochran said.

The identity of the deceased woman and the deputies involved have not been released.