On Monday, three DeKalb police officers responded to a report of a burglary in progress, and entered the wrong home. In a bizarre turn of events, officers shot an unarmed homeowner, killed his dog and wounded a fellow officer, according to authorities.

Of the Georgians fatally shot by police since 2010, more than a third were killed at home, according to an investigation by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution and Channel 2 Action News.

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Julian Conley listens during opening statements in his trial at Fulton County Superior Court in Atlanta on Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025. The 25-year-old is accused of fatally shooting 8-year-old Secoriea Turner in July 2020. (Abbey Cutrer/AJC)

Credit: abbey.cutrer@ajc.com