Authorities say a police officer shot and killed a person at a southwest Atlanta apartment complex who was breaking into his police car. The officer confronted the individual on Sunday morning at the complex where he handles security. Officials say the person charged at the officer with a metal pipe. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation is investigating the shooting. It’s also investigating a separate incident last week in Bartow County, northwest of Atlanta, where a woman was shot and killed in an encounter with law enforcement officers who say she refused to drop a gun.
ATLANTA, Ga. (AP) — A police officer handling security at a southwest Atlanta apartment complex shot and killed a person Sunday morning who was breaking into the officer's patrol car and charged at him with a metal pipe, authorities said..
The Fulton County officer confronted the individual at around 7:40 a.m. at Heritage Station Apartments, officials said. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation is investigating the shooting.
The Bureau is also investigating the death of Carrie Hall, 50, who was shot last week during an encounter with Bartow County deputies and a Cartersville police officer and later died at a hospital. Authorities say Hall did not comply with orders to drop a gun.
