Crime & Safety

Deputy Fatally Shoots Man in Douglas Mobile Home Park

Douglas County Sheriff's Office alleges the man pointed a gun at the deputy, according to reports.


DOUGLASVILLE, GA -- The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office and the Georgia Bureau of Investigation are investigating the fatal shooting of a man during an arrest Monday night at the Arbor Village Mobile Home Park, according to media reports.

Deputies responding to a report of a kidnapping found three men inside a white 4-door sedan. A deputy was attempting to detain one man, and had removed a gun from him, according to an AJC report.

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The suspect’s father reportedly picked up the gun. Deputies claim the man pointed the gun at a deputy, who fired his own gun, killing the suspect’s father, according to WSB-TV.

Family members claim the man was just trying to help by keeping the gun from his son.

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