Autopsy set for Friday in fatal shooting by police

Savannah Mayor Edna Jackson, in red, addresses the crowd at the corner of Augusta Avenue and Eagle Street on Thursday, Sept. 18, 2014, after a man was shot and killed on Augusta Avenue at Cummings Street in a late morning incident. The man was pronounced dead on scene just after the 11 a.m. incident, said Savannah-Chatham police spokesman Julian Miller. Mayor Jackson has said a metro police officer was involved in the shooting, prompting a call to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation to take over control of the investigation. (AP Photo/Savannah Morning News, Brittney Lohmiller)

By Associated Press September 19, 2014 1 min read

SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) – State officials say an autopsy is planned for Friday after a handcuffed man was shot and killed by police in Savannah.

Georgia Bureau of Investigation spokeswoman Sherry Lang said police arrested 29-year-old Charles Smith on outstanding warrants and placed him a patrol car on Thursday.

Lang said Smith was inside the patrol car with his hands cuffed behind his back, but he was able to move his hands to the front of his body and kick out a window of the patrol car.

Lang said officers noticed that Smith had a gun when he tried exiting the patrol car and he was shot by an officer, who has been placed on a paid leave. She said a gun was found under Smith’s body and the arrest was captured on video.