At approximately 11:20 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 22, deputies from the Mecosta County Sheriff’s Office assisted a property owner on Hayes Road near 230th Avenue with a 36-year-old woman who refused to leave his property. 

According to a press release, the woman initially ignored commands and assaulted the deputies. She then threatened them with a weapon, forcing a deputy to shoot her with his firearm.

The woman was transported to Corewell Health Big Rapids Hospital and later transferred by AeroMed to Butterworth Hospital in Grand Rapids for non-life-threatening injuries.

The incident remains under investigation by multiple outside law enforcement agencies.

The Mecosta County Sheriff’s Office was assisted by the Big Rapids Department of Public Safety, Mecosta Township Fire and Rescue, Big Rapids Fire and Rescue, Mecosta County EMS, and Meceola Central Dispatch.