Sheriff: Hall County deputy 'called' to use deadly force when suspect's bullet hit magazine pouch

Hall County Sheriff Gerald Couch said a deputy who shot and killed a suspect while investigating a suspicious car was authorized to shoot the man after nearly being hit by a bullet.

Deputy kills armed man in shootout on Hall County road, GBI says

A 911 call about a stopped vehicle ended with a Hall County deputy killing a man in a shootout in the middle of the road .

Man arrested for shooting brother at Hall County store, deputies say

Joseph Omar Mendoza, 30, was charged with criminal attempt to commit murder, aggravated battery with a firearm and aggravated assault with a firearm.

Bystander shoots armed man threatening Gainesville paramedics, police say

A scary situation in the Georgia neighborhood ended when a bystander shot a man armed with knives who was threatening two female paramedics working on a patient.

Services announced for Jefferson teen shot and killed at Sugarloaf Mills Mall

Funeral services for Elijah Daniel DeWitt, the 18-year-old Jefferson High School football standout killed at a Gwinnett County mall this week, were announced on Saturday.

K-9 deputy finds massive fentanyl tablet shipment in Hall County

The Hall County Sheriff’s Office says the package was discovered during a routine check for narcotics by the K-9 unit.

Gainesville woman attacks ex with meat cleaver, deputies say

A Gainesville woman is in custody after authorities say she assaulted her ex with a meat cleaver during an argument.

Hall County cat positive for rabies, officials say

The feline was sent to the Georgia Public Health Lab Virology Section in Decatur. Hall County Animal Control says it tested positive for rabies.

Child, grandfather die from injuries in Gainesville fire, officials say

A 10-year-old boy and his 66-year-old grandfather died from injures in a Tuesday night fire in Gainesville, according to the Hall County Sheriff's Office.