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Benjamin Yates Thorne
Age : 48
Gender : Unknown
Race : White
Date : 03/06/2026
Location : 100 block of Indian Trace
City : Chatsworth
County : Murray
State : Georgia
Agency : Murray County Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) :Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during service call
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 03/06/2026, a Murray County sheriff’s deputy responded around 12:30 p.m. to a home in the 100 block of Indian Trace in Chatsworth regarding a request to retrieve property from another resident. According to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, the deputy and the reporting party encountered 48-year-old Benjamin Yates Thorne in the backyard. Authorities said Thorne had a handgun and pointed it toward the deputy. The deputy opened fire, and Thorne also shot himself. Thorne died from injuries sustained in the encounter. No deputies were injured. The GBI is investigating the shooting.