GBI investigates shooting involving Canton police officers, armed suspect
Scene of an officer-involved shooting on March 26, 2022, in Canton. (FOX 5 Atlanta)
CANTON, Ga. - The Georgia Bureau of Investigation is looking into a deadly shooting involving Canton Police Department officers and an armed suspect.
Canton police said officers encountered an armed man at around 1:28 a.m. Saturday on Parkbrook Way.
No officers were injured.
Police were responding to an "unknown trouble" call after a woman reported an armed man inside a home. The GBI said a woman told responding officers and armed man was allegedly in the room with her. Police heard gunshots as they approached, according to the GBI. One officer fired and hit the man.
Police said the suspect died and had at least one self-inflicted gunshot wound.
Canton police requested the GBI's help, and investigators will conduct an autopsy.
The suspect has not been identified.
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