조지아 수사국 (GBI) said it is investigating after a sheriff’s deputy shot and killed a man near the deputy’s Atlanta house.
토요일 자정 직전, a Fulton County Sheriff’s deputy was returning home from work when he received a notification from his doorbell video showing a man breaking into his home in southeast Atlanta, 그만큼 GBI said in a news release.
Upon arriving at his house, driving his personal car and still wearing his uniform, the deputy saw the same man from the video leaving with tools and other items, GBI가 말했다.
The deputy followed the man into the woods close to his house when an altercation ensued and the deputy shot the man, according to the GBI.
“Atlanta Police Department officers responding to a 911 call found the deputy performing CPR on the man,” 릴리스 말했다.
The man was transported to Grady Memorial Hospital where he later died. The deputy suffered a minor ankle injury, 당국은 말했다.
Authorities have not released the identities of the deputy or the man he shot.
Once the investigation is completed, the GBI will turn it over to the Fulton County District Attorney’s office for review, 릴리스에 따라.
The Atlanta Police Department is also looking into the events that led up to the shooting, according to a report from CNN affiliate WXIA.
When asked about the incident by CNN, the Atlanta Police Department referred all questions to the GBI.
