Deputy shoots and kills man who broke into his home
By Lauren Sennet
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FULTON COUNTY, Georgia (WGCL) — A Fulton County Sheriff’s Office deputy shot and killed a man who broke into his southeast Atlanta home.
According to the preliminary investigation, the deputy was coming home from work when he got a Ring camera notification that showed a man breaking into his home.
The deputy arrived at his home and saw the intruder walking away while carrying tools and other items.
A spokesperson with the GBI says the deputy was driving his personal car but was still in uniform.
The sheriff followed the suspected burglar, who walked into the woods. The deputy got out of his car, approached the man in the woods, and an altercation occurred, resulting in the deadly shooting.
Responding officers found the deputy giving the man CPR, he was taken to the hospital, where he later died. The deputy has a minor ankle injury. Investigators say the deputy’s home had been kicked in and the items found in the woods did belong to the house.
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