The GBI is investigating after a man was shot by police Thursday in Gordon County, the first fatal incident involving Georgia law enforcement officers in 2022.
The shooting took place in the 100 block of Adair Street in Calhoun after police responded to a call about a burglary in progress and a man armed with a knife, the GBI said Thursday afternoon in a news release. Upon arrival, officers said they encountered 37-year-old Jose Brito Lopez inside the residence.
Authorities said the Calhoun man failed to comply with the officers’ commands to “show them his hands” and advanced toward them. One officer used a Taser on Lopez, the GBI said, but it was ineffective and the man continued moving forward. At that point, one officer fired, striking Lopez and killing him, according to the release.
No officers were injured during the incident.
It was the second officer-involved shooting the GBI has been asked to investigate so far this year.
On Monday night, a man accused of stealing a car was shot by Alabama deputies in Dade County after he allegedly drove toward them, according to the GBI. Ethan Wayne Rogers, 32, of Fort Payne, Alabama, survived the encounter and was taken to a Chattanooga hospital. No deputies were injured.
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