Lithia Springs Man With Knife Shot To Death By Douglas Deputies: GBI

LITHIA SPRINGS, GA — A man accused of trying to attack a woman with a knife was shot to death by Douglas County deputies Monday night, according to the Georgia Bureau of Investigations.

Deputies responded to a domestic dispute around 10 p.m. at a Brook Street home. When they arrived, the GBI said deputies saw a woman who was covered in blood attempting to get away from the man.

The man was accused of refusing to drop the knife, and instead, charged toward the woman and deputies with the knife, the GBI said.

A deputy shot the man, who the GBI identified as 39-year-old Lithia Springs resident Robernard Benjamin, and he died at the scene. The woman was treated for multiple stab wounds, the GBI said.

The GBI Medical Examiner’s Office will conduct an autopsy on Benjamin, and the GBI will conduct an independent investigation. The case file will be given to the Douglas Judicial Circuit District Attorney’s Office for review once completed.

This is the 33rd shooting involving an officer the GBI has been requested to investigate this year.