Police in Acworth shot and killed a man Wednesday after discovering him in the garage of a home armed with two knives, officials said.
The officers were responding to a burglary in progress on Lake Park Ridge West at about 6:50 p.m. when they encountered the man, identified by the GBI as 35-year-old Gabriel Scott Rau.
“Rau left the garage, armed with two knives, charged at officers, and ignored their commands to stop,” GBI spokesperson Nelly Miles said in a news release. “Officers fired their weapons, hitting Rau.”
He was taken to Wellstar Kennestone Hospital, where he died. No officers were injured, according to the state agency.
Channel 2 Action News footage from the scene shows a large police presence and crime scene tape in front of a home in Lake Park, a large subdivision bordered by Baker and Hickory Grove roads. Investigators have not released any additional information about the burglary, and it was not clear if Rau had any connection to the home.
Acworth police requested the GBI to investigate the officer-involved shooting, the 23rd such case the state agency has opened this year.
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution also tracks officer-involved shootings that don’t involve the GBI, and those numbers sometimes differ from the GBI’s tally.
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