GBI investigating deadly shooting in southwest Atlanta involving U.S. Marshals

Officer-involved shooting, GBI investigates

The GBI is investigating after an officer-involved shooting Tuesday morning in southwest Atlanta.

FULTON COUNTY, Ga. - The GBI continues to investigate a deadly officer involved shooting in Southwest Atlanta. 

Investigators say no officers were injured. Family members tell FOX 5, 18-year-old Jaquan Haynes was shot and killed. It happened early Tuesday morning on Mayland Circle near University Avenue and Metropolitan Parkway.  

Investigators from the US Marshals Fugitive Taskforce and the Fulton Sheriff’s office were serving a warrant to a man who wanted for murder out of Nebraska. When they arrived, investigators say the man fired shots at officers – that’s when two officers returned fire.  

"I was curious like everyone else, wondering what was going on," said bystander Tony Brown. "After talking to some of the locals, they said around 6:30. They heard a lot of gunfire"  

Neighbors tell FOX 5 they woke up to the commotion, hearing multiple rounds of gunshots.  

"Hopefully it was warranted," said Brown. "They’re doing their job." 

The GBI was called in at the request of the U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force.  

Investigators spent most of the day going in and out of a home on Mayland Circle. 

The street remained blocked off to traffic, neighbors and even family members who were desperate to know what happened.

"Just waiting not knowing," said a family member. "My nephew was 18-years-old. He was a good kid."  

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