A Murray County man was shot and killed Sunday night after he allegedly killed his wife, then fired a shot at a sheriff's deputy.
The incident happened on Bahamas Drive near Chatsworth, about 100 miles northwest of Atlanta.
According to a news release issued Monday by Murray County Sheriff Howard Ensley, Peggy Sue Green Hamby called 911 at 8:43 p.m., "stating her husband, Kenneth Green, was holding a gun on her and threatening to kill her, himself and any law enforcement officer that arrives."
A deputy arrived four minutes later to find Green with a rifle, attacking his wife outside the home.
When the deputy ordered the man to drop his weapon, Green shot and killed his wife, according to the release.
"Moving toward the deputy, Mr. Green turned the weapon towards the officer and fired a shot," Ensley said in the release. "The deputy returned fire, fatally wounding Mr. Green."
The deputy's name has not been released.
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