Fatal Officer-Involved Shooting: Initial Autopsy Report Complete

CARTERSVILLE, GA -- The preliminary autopsy report on the Bartow County man killed late last week in an officer-involved shooting has been released.

The preliminary findings show Steve McQueen, 30, died from several gunshot wounds, said Scott Dutton, spokesperson for the Georgia Bureau of Investigation.

"Other lab tests are pending before the autopsy report is complete," he added.

The fatal shooting took place around 6:20 p.m. Friday, July 1 when Cartersville officers and Bartow County sheriff's deputies arrived at a home on Parmenter Street to arrest McQueen on aggravated assault and parole violation charges.

The aggravated assault warrant was sworn out last week by a Cartersville officer who tried to arrest McQueen the evening of June 30. McQueen, the GBI said, allegedly pointed a gun at that officer and escaped arrest.

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As officers and sheriff's deputies arrived at the home, they evacuated the occupants and began to pursue McQueen. Officers made contact with McQueen, who was armed with a handgun, the GBI said.

Those officers and deputies "repeatedly commanded" McQueen to drop the firearm. A Taser was fired at the 30-year-old resident, but the GBI notes it was not effective in subduing him.

At that point, McQueen pointed his gun at officers and deputies and at that point, "a deputy and an officer fired at McQueen, striking and killing him," the agency added.

Emergency medical crews were called in to respond to the shooting, but McQueen had already passed away at the scene.

Once the GBI's investigation is complete, the case file will be turned over to the District Attorney's Office for review.

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