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1 dead in deputy-involved shooting
Nov 16, 2012
One person was killed in a deputy-involved shooting Thursday night in Bartow County, according to police.
The shooting happened around 6 p.m. at an Evergreen Trail home, near Cartersville, according to the Bartow County Sheriff’s Office.
Two deputies were involved, but neither was injured, Sgt. Jonathan Rogers told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
The GBI is investigating the shooting, Rogers said. The shooting happened as deputies were executing a drug search warrant, according to John Bankhead, GBI spokesman.
No further details regarding the incident were released late Thursday.
