An armed man who confronted Barrow County sheriff’s deputies responding to a domestic disturbance call Sunday was shot and later died at a hospital, according to the GBI.
The shooting was the second to be investigated by the GBI on Sunday after a Dublin police officer fired at suspects who were shooting at each other in Laurens County, although no one was injured.
Robert Reynolds Sr., 60, of Bethlehem, was identified as the suspect in the Barrow incident, the GBI said. No deputies were hurt in the shooting.
Authorities were called to a home in the Thorn Brook subdivision near the junction of Ga. 316 and Monroe Highway after getting reports of a domestic disturbance, the GBI said. Deputies were confronted by Reynolds when they arrived, but the state agency did not share further details about the circumstances.
Barrow Sheriff Jud Smith said deputies knocked on the door of the home when they arrived, Channel 2 Action News reported. No one came, he said, but the garage door began to open.
Smith said a man inside the garage pointed a gun at the deputies and fired, according to Channel 2. At least three deputies fired at Reynolds, the GBI said.
Deputies provided first aid to Reynolds until he was taken to the hospital, the state agency said. The GBI is investigating the incident at the request of the sheriff’s office.
Earlier in the day, a police officer responded to reports of shots fired in downtown Dublin, the GBI said. When the officer arrived, he found multiple people shooting at each other in a parking lot on Franklin Street.
“The officer fired his gun in response,” the GBI said in a statement. “At this point, there is no information to indicate that anyone was shot by the officer.”
The Dublin Police Department is investigating the shooting incident prior to the officer’s arrival and has asked the GBI to investigate the officer’s involvement.
Anyone with information about the incident in Dublin is asked to contact the GBI Regional Investigative Office in Eastman at 478-374-6988. Anonymous tips can also be submitted by calling 1-800-597-TIPS (8477), online at https://gbi.georgia.gov/submit-tips-online or by downloading the See Something, Send Something mobile app.
These were the 96th and 97th shootings involving law enforcement to be investigated by the GBI this year. By this date last year, the agency had investigated 108 such incidents.
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