A man who was trespassing on a construction site in Riverdale on Thursday evening was shot and killed by police after he grabbed a sharp tool and rushed at the officers, according to the GBI.
Darryl Fussell, 23, of Dacula, died at a hospital after he was shot by a Riverdale police officer, the GBI said. The state agency has opened an independent investigation at the request of Riverdale police, and a GBI medical examiner will conduct Fussell’s autopsy.
Fussell was one of two men found trespassing in a medical office undergoing a renovation, the GBI said Friday. The office is located on River Park Drive north of Upper Riverdale Road.
After contractors at the site called police, one man left while Fussell remained at the scene. The officers confronted Fussell and tried to convince him to leave the building. Instead, he attempted to rush the officers, which led to the shooting, according to the GBI.
It’s the 31st officer-involved shooting investigated by the GBI this year.
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