DEKALB COUNTY – On Saturday, Dec. 27, Special Agents assigned to the Alabama Law
Enforcement Agency’s (ALEA) State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) launched an officer-
involved shooting investigation involving a Trooper assigned to ALEA’s Highway Patrol
Division.
The incident occurred at approximately 4:29 p.m. on Interstate 59 near the 201 mile marker
within Dekalb County following a multi-agency pursuit. The pursuit began when law
enforcement received a Be on the Lookout (BOLO) for a vehicle out of Dade County, Ga. The
vehicle was located in Dekalb County and deputies with the Dekalb County Sheriff’s Office
attempted to conduct a traffic stop. However, the driver of the vehicle refused to stop and a
pursuit ensued. ALEA Troopers and Officers with the Collinsville Police Department joined the
pursuit to assist. Ultimately, the vehicle became disabled and the driver of the vehicle, later
identified as Amy Marie Schulte, 48, of Winchester, Va., refused commands from law
enforcement. Schulte was struck by gunfire and was transported to the University of Alabama at
Birmingham (UAB) Hospital for treatment. No officers were injured over the course of the
incident.
Nothing further is available as the investigation remains ongoing. Once complete, the findings
will be turned over to the Dekalb County District Attorney’s Office