GBI Investigates Officer Involved Shooting in Bulloch County

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) has been requested to investigate an officer-involved shooting that took place on March 14, 2021, in Bulloch County. The incident began around 11:08 a.m. when the Tattnall County Sheriff's Office and the Reidsville Police Department responded to a home invasion and kidnapping at gunpoint on Rabun Avenue in Reidsville, Georgia.

The suspect, whose identity is pending next of kin notification, was accused of taking a hostage from their residence at gunpoint. The family of the hostage pursued the suspect by vehicle until law enforcement agencies intercepted the pursuit in Collins, Georgia.

During the multi-county chase, the suspect attempted to ram multiple officers and fired shots at the hostage's family during the initial pursuit. The suspect also fired at a Georgia State Patrol Trooper on I-16 in Candler County, grazing the trooper's head.

After failing to evade law enforcement, the suspect was stopped using the PIT maneuver on the side of I-16 in Bulloch County. Following the stop, the suspect removed the hostage from the vehicle and attempted to flee across a fence into the backyard of a residence. The hostage was able to escape from the suspect's grasp.

The suspect was then shot by multiple law enforcement officers from several jurisdictions, including Georgia State Patrol, Tattnall County Sheriff's Office, Reidsville Police Department, Evans County Sheriff's Office, Candler County Sheriff's Office, and Bulloch County Sheriff's Office.

Once the suspect is transported to the GBI Medical Examiner's Office in Pooler for autopsy, the case will be turned over to the Ogeechee Circuit District Attorney's Office for review. The investigation into this officer-involved shooting is ongoing, with the GBI conducting an independent investigation.

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