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Mistaken address case in Stockbridge: Man shot by police dies

The Stockbridge home of David Powell, 63, on Thursday. Powell, at right, was shot by Henry County police after a 911 call accidentally directed them to the wrong house. (Laura Thompson, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
The Stockbridge home of David Powell, 63, on Thursday. Powell, at right, was shot by Henry County police after a 911 call accidentally directed them to the wrong house. (Laura Thompson, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
By Tammy Joyner
June 9, 2016

The Stockbridge man who was shot in the neck by police as they responded to the wrong address on a 911 call died Thursday afternoon, a family member said.

David Powell, 63, was shot late Tuesday or early Wednesday when Henry County police arrived outside his home and he went outside, with a gun, to see what the commotion was about. Police said Powell refused their instructions to put down his weapon, and an officer shot him.

Powell's brother-in-law, Clifton Worn, said Powell died at Atlanta Medical Center about 4 p.m. on Thursday.

Henry County police were responding to a call to 911 reporting gunshots and a woman crying for help. A preliminary review of the 911 call indicates “the officers were at the wrong location,” said Scott Dutton, spokesman for the GBI, which is investigating the shooting.

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Tammy Joyner covers local government in Clayton, Fayette and Henry counties.

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