A Walton County man was shot and killed at his home around midday Monday after officials say he pointed a gun at the sheriff’s deputies who were called to the scene, according to the GBI.

A neighbor called 911 to report that Dennis McCullers, 63, of Monroe, was acting violently and brandishing a baseball bat and a handgun, the GBI said in a news release. Walton deputies, who had already been at the home on Ga. 11 earlier in the day, arrived again just before noon.

At that point, they encountered McCullers, who was holding a handgun, the GBI said. The deputies tried to get McCullers to drop his gun, but he pointed it at them instead, the state agency said. The deputies opened fire and shot McCullers, killing him, according to the GBI.

No deputies were injured during the incident.

The sheriff’s office asked the GBI to conduct an independent investigation. McCullers’ body will be sent to the GBI Medical Examiner’s Office for an autopsy.

This is the 86th officer-involved shooting the GBI has been asked to investigate this year.

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