Person shot by Powder Springs police during mental health call

Fatal police shooting in Powder Springs

A person who may have been experiencing a mental health crisis was fatally shot by Powder Springs police after reportedly pulling out a weapon on Tuesday night in a grocery store parking lot in Powder Springs. This is a breaking news report. Kim Leoffler reporting. 

POWDER SPRINGS, Ga. - Police in Powder Springs shot and killed a person Tuesday night after authorities say the individual produced a weapon during a response to a mental health crisis call.

What we know:

According to the Powder Springs Police Department, officers were called around 9 p.m. to a grocery store parking lot in the 3700 block of New Macland Road regarding a person experiencing a mental health crisis.

Officers arrived and made contact with the individual. Preliminary information indicates that about 10 p.m., the person produced a weapon during the encounter.

Officers then fired their guns, striking the suspect.

Police said no officers were injured during the incident.

Officers at the scene immediately rendered medical aid until paramedics arrived. The individual was taken to a local hospital, where they later died from their injuries.

What we don't know:

Authorities have not released the identity of the person, pending notification of next of kin. It is not known at this time if the person who was shot was a male or female or what type of weapon they reportedly pulled during the encounter. 

What they're saying:

The Powder Springs Police Department said it extends condolences to the family and friends of the deceased and is thankful that no officers or members of the public were injured.

What's next:

The investigation has been turned over to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation and the Cobb County District Attorney’s Office, which is standard procedure when police are involved in a fatal shooting.