GRIFFIN, Ga. (AP) - Authorities in Georgia say a sheriff's deputy fatally shot a man who opened fire first.
The Spalding County Sheriff's Office says the man opened fire at deputies and was then shot late Wednesday night.
The sheriff's office said in a brief statement that no deputies were injured in the exchange of gunfire.
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation is investigating.
Spalding County is about 35 miles (55 kilometers) south of Atlanta.