A Cobb County officer has been placed on routine administrative leave as investigators examine his account of a shooting Monday night that left a Bartow County man dead.

Cobb 911 received a call around 9:15 p.m. from the clerk at a Kennesaw service station who said Justin Kennedy, 33, had tried to pass a counterfeit bill. Ofc. D.P. Rogers was dispatched to the scene; he said Kennedy ignored his instructions before becoming physically violent.

A brief struggle ensued, and Kennedy dashed out of the Texaco on the 4100 block of Cherokee Street, said Cobb police spokeswoman Cassie Reece. Rogers followed him, drew his weapon and ordered Kennedy to stop.

Reece said the suspect refused, and as he reached for his handgun Rogers shot him. Kennedy died on the scene.