A man was killed in a shootout Tuesday with DeKalb County police after holding a woman against her will and exchanging gunfire with officers, officials said.
Police responded to a report of a home invasion at The Reserve at Stone Creek on South Hairston Road, according to DeKalb police spokeswoman Shiera Campbell.
The man broke into an apartment, kidnapped the woman and fired shots at officers when they arrived, police told Channel 2 Action News.
HAPPENING NOW: DeKalb County Police Chief speaking now about the shooting/stand-off at The Reserve At Stone Creek. Suspect barricaded himself in a model apartment, police fired tear gas inside, suspect came out firing, officers fired back, suspect is deceased. @wsbtv pic.twitter.com/Wpu4Z9yI1A
— Brandon Lee Bryant (@bbryantWSB) June 20, 2018
He then barricaded himself in an apartment before police fired tear gas inside, police told Channel 2. After an hour-long standoff, the man came out firing and officers fired back, officials said.
The man died at a local hospital. His name has not been released.
MOMENTS AGO: A DeKalb County ambulance leaves The Reserve At Stone Creek Apt with a police escort behind. @CarlWillisWSB and I on scene. More on this developing situation begin at 11pm on air and online at @wsbtv #Nightbeat pic.twitter.com/NyP2nSRXos
— Brandon Lee Bryant (@bbryantWSB) June 20, 2018
The GBI is investigating the incident, one of three shootings over the course of six hours Tuesday involving a Georgia police officer or sheriff’s deputy.
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Tuesday’s incidents raised the number of officer-involved shooting investigations in Georgia this year from 44 to 47.
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There were 97 such investigations in 2017.
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