Prosecutors will seek the death penalty against a man charged with murdering a Fulton County police officer, District Attorney Paul Howard announced Monday.
Prosecutors filed notice Monday to seek execution of Amanuel Menghesha, 32, in the death of Det. Terrence Avery Green on March 4, said Yvette Jones, spokeswoman for Howard’s office.
Green was on duty when he was killed in what police officials characterized as an ambush-style attack. He was 48.
The shooting happened an hour after midnight as Green and six other officers began searching The Parks of Cedar Grove subdivision in south Fulton for a man who was reported firing shots inside a home, police said.
The officers were immediately fired upon, and Green was shot in the back of the head while running for cover, according to Channel 2 Action News.
Menghesha faces a 29-count indictment on charges that include murder and aggravated assault on a peace officer. He is accused of opening fire with an AK-47 rifle.
Green’s parents were shocked at how calm Menghesha appeared in court when he heard the news Monday, Channel 2 reported.
“He didn’t have any emotions at all,” said his mother Bertha Green. “He acted like he didn’t even care or hear. No emotions period and he just stood there.”
