Man killed in officer-involved shooting in Gwinnett
The GBI is investigating after Gwinnett County police officers shot and killed a man in Buford on Saturday.
Spokesman T.H. Kim said officers responded to a domestic dispute between a man and his wife on Suwanee Mill Drive on Saturday afternoon when they saw a man outside holding a knife. The man went back inside the house and got a handgun, Kim said.
The GBI identified the man Tuesday as 68-year-old Johnny Weeks.
The subject has been identified as Johnny Weeks, age 68 https://t.co/O6AdGVk3Pz pic.twitter.com/NVzOeVbM0u
— GA Bureau of Invest (@GBI_GA) February 5, 2019
Kim said Weeks refused to drop the gun, despite officers’ requests. He was shot by one officer after pointing the gun at several police officers, Kim said.
Kim said Weeks died at the scene, despite officers’ attempts to administer aid. In an earlier statement, Kim said the man was alive and was being transported to the hospital with gunshot wounds.
The officers were not injured. The officer’s name was not released.
It was the eighth officer-involved shooting the GBI was called to investigate this year.
About the Author
Arielle Kass covers Gwinnett County for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. She started at the paper in 2010, and has covered business and local government beats around metro Atlanta. Arielle is a graduate of Emory University.
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