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Autopsy shows officer was shot multiple times

Locust Grove police Officer Chase Maddox was shot and killed Friday while providing backup to a call. He was 26 and was expecting his second child with his wife in a matter of days. Georgia Peace Officer Standards and Training Council
Locust Grove police Officer Chase Maddox was shot and killed Friday while providing backup to a call. He was 26 and was expecting his second child with his wife in a matter of days. Georgia Peace Officer Standards and Training Council
By Christian Boone
Feb 10, 2018

At least eight gunshots were exchanged Friday inside the home of a Locust Grove man being served a search warrant, the GBI announced Saturday.

An autopsy performed on Chase Maddox, the newlywed Locust Grove officer who arrived as back-up, found the officer was shot three times, including the fatal shot to the head.

The suspect, 39-year-old Tierre Guthrie, who had refused the two Henry County deputies' efforts to serve the warrant, was shot four times, twice in the chest.

Two Henry County sheriffs deputies were also injured in the confrontation.

-Please return for updates on this developing story

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A native Atlantan, Boone joined the AJC staff in 2007. He quickly carved out a niche covering crime stories, assuming the public safety beat in 2014. He's covered some of the biggest trials this decade, from Hemy Neuman to Ross Harris to Chip Olsen, the latter of which was featured on Season 7 of the AJC's award-winning "Breakdown" podcast.

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