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HENRY COUNTY POLICE OFFICER SHOT A MAN IN DOWNTOWN
HAMPTON TUESDAY MORNING DURING A DOMESTIC DISPUTE—AND THE
MAN LATER DIED AT THE HOSPITAL.
CAPTAIN
JOEY SMITH SAID THE MCDONOUGH AREA MAN IN HIS 30'S WAS
IN THE BACK ALLEY BEHIND ALLRED FAMILY DENTAL ON EAST
MAIN STREET ATTACKING HIS EX- WIFE –AN EMPLOYEE OF
THE OFFICE--- WHEN POLICE ARRIVED.
THEY
ATTEMPTED TO INTERVIENE—BUT HE PULLED A PISTOL AND REFUSED
COMMANDS TO DROP IT—AND THE HENRY COUNTY OFFICER FIRED
ONE SHOT. NO ONE ELSE WAS HURT.
CAPTAIN
SMITH SAID THE OFFICER INVOLVED IS A 10-YEAR VETERAN OF
THE FORCE AND HAS BEEN PLACED ON ADMINISTRATIVE LEAVE WITH
PAY WHILE THE GBI INVESTIGATES THE INCIDENT.
PRIOR
TO THE SHOOTING---WITNESSES SAID THEY HEARD THE MAN KNOCKING
ON THE BACK DOOR OF THE DENTAL OFFICE APPARENTLY TRYING
TO GET IN. POLICE SAID THE COUPLE HAS A HISTORY OF DOMESTIC
TROUBLES.
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