The Georgia Bureau of Investigation has been called in to probe the fatal shooting of a suspect Friday afternoon by a Whitfield County Sheriff’s Office deputy in Dalton.
According to a Friday evening news release, Whitfield County 911 received multiple calls around 4:30 p.m. Friday about a man in the middle of Abutment Road yelling at cars and people at businesses.
Ten minutes later, Whitfield deputies responded to the scene, and the man allegedly did not respond to their offers of help or comply with their requests for him to stop and show his hands, the release states.
The suspect then allegedly attempted to draw a weapon from his waist.
“The deputy continued to give verbal commands, but the subject refused to comply and again attempted to draw his weapon,” the release states. “The deputy fired several times. The subject was struck by the deputy’s gunfire and died at the scene.”
No officers were injured in the incident.
The GBI will continue its independent investigation, and, once complete, it will be turned over to the Whitfield County District Attorney’s Office for review, the release states.