A deputy in Whitfield County shot and killed a man while responding to a report he was hallucinating and trying to hurt himself, according to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation.
Alicio Mayorga-Rangel, 32, died after being taken to a hospital, the bureau said in a news release this week.
The deputy responded to Mayorga-Rangel’s home in Dalton around 11:30 p.m. Sept. 20, according to the release. Mayorga-Rangel’s wife had reportedly told a friend that he had taken drugs, and it’s unclear who called 911.
When the deputy opened the door, Mayorga-Rangel reportedly charged toward him and did not stop after verbal commands and an ineffective use of a Taser, the bureau said.