COBB COUNTY, Ga. — The Georgia Bureau of Investigation is releasing new details in a police shooting that left a driver dead in Cobb County.
The GBI said a Cobb County police officer attempted to pull over a driver who was driving recklessly in the area of South Loop and Powder Springs Road in Marietta around 3:30 p.m. Wednesday.
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The driver, identified as 28-year-old Devonte Dawayne Brown, of Austell, pulled over but then refused to comply with the officer and then drove off, GBI said.
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The GBI said multiple officers from the Cobb County Police Department and Cobb County Sheriff’s Office attempted to stop Brown. At one point, the officers attempted to box in the vehicle. During this incident, the GBI said Brown attempted to get away and hit multiple police vehicles.
As officers were trying to take Brown into custody, a Cobb County police officer shot Brown. Brown was taken to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead.
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The GBI said a handgun was found in Brown’s vehicle.
One officer suffered non-life threatening injuries after the GBI said he was hit by Brown’s car.
This is the 62nd officer-involved shooting the GBI has been requested to investigate in 2021.
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