ATLANTA — Two deputies had been killed Thursday night time whereas serving a warrant in a suburb close to Atlanta, and a suspect remained barricaded in a house, authorities mentioned.
The sheriff’s workplace in Cobb County tweeted initially that the 2 deputies had “died within the line of obligation” and {that a} SWAT group and different legislation enforcement officers remained on the scene.
The county sheriff’s workplace didn’t launch any further info such because the identities of the officers or the circumstances during which they had been killed. It mentioned extra info can be launched later.
The capturing occurred in a Marietta neighborhood, NBC affiliate WXIA reported.
WSB-TV reported that folks within the neighborhood close by reported listening to a number of gunshots after which seeing legislation enforcement officers swarm the realm.
Authorities didn’t instantly determine the suspect, and particulars concerning the warrant and makes an attempt to serve it weren’t instantly disclosed.
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation, the state’s prime crime-fighting company, individually mentioned in a tweet that it was sending its condolences to the nation sheriff, Craig Owens, and his workplace for the deaths of the deputies.
Sprawling Cobby County with greater than 760,000 individuals is positioned simply northwest of Atlanta and is one among Georgia’s most populous counties.
