A teenager who picked a fight with a Hancock County deputy was shot and had to be hospitalized Tuesday night, according to the GBI.
The state agency has been asked to investigate the incident, which occurred about 8:50 p.m. along Shoals Road as officers responded to a call about a stolen vehicle.
Authorities said a deputy made contact with Montavious Lewis, a 17-year-old from Sparta, who began fighting the officer. The deputy, in turn, fired his service weapon and wounded Lewis, GBI officials said in a news release Wednesday.
Investigators did not release the deputy’s name. The teen was taken to Athens Regional Hospital, where he was stable, officials said Wednesday.
It was not immediately clear how many times the deputy shot Lewis or if the suspect will face charges tied to the stolen vehicle report or the shooting.
It was the 81st officer-involved shooting the GBI has been asked to investigate this year, and the ninth this month. By this point last year, there had been 68 such shootings statewide, according to GBI records.
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