STOCKBRIDGE, Ga. (AP) – A grand jury has decided not to indict a Georgia police officer who went to the wrong house and fatally shot the homeowner.
News outlets report a grand jury on Thursday declined to charge Henry County Sgt. Patrick Snook in the death of 63-year-old William David Powell.
Snook and two other officers went to Powell’s home in June in response to a 911 call about gunshots and a woman screaming for help.
Officers testified that they knocked on the door, but no one responded until Powell emerged from his garage, armed with a gun. Police say Powell refused to put the gun down, prompting Snook to shoot him.
Powell’s wife has said she never heard police announce themselves.