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Derrick Rankins

Gender : Male

Age :

Race : Black

Date : 08/27/2024

Location : Linden Lane

City : Stockbridge

County : Henry

State : Indiana

Agency : US Marshals, Atlanta Police Department, Henry County Sheriff’s Office

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during search warrant execution

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

On August 27, 2024, at approximately 11:50 a.m., members of the U.S. Marshals Southeast Regional Fugitive Task Force, along with officers from the Atlanta Police Department and the Henry County Police Department, arrived at 404 Linden Lane in Stockbridge, Georgia, to execute an arrest warrant for 33-year-old Derrick Rankins. Rankins was wanted in connection with the August 20, 2024, murder of 32-year-old Courtney Reese, a mother of four, in Atlanta.
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As officers approached the residence, Rankins reportedly opened fire, striking an 18-year veteran officer of the Atlanta Police Department's Fugitive Unit in the left arm. Officers returned fire and extracted the injured officer, who was airlifted to Grady Memorial Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
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The Georgia State Patrol SWAT team was deployed to the scene. After deploying tear gas into the residence, they entered and found Rankins deceased in the attic, armed with a rifle and suffering from at least one gunshot wound. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) is conducting an investigation to determine the circumstances of Rankins' death, including whether it was self-inflicted or resulted from officers' return fire.
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TOTAL FATALITIES/INJURIES DURING THIS POLICE ENCOUNTER:
1 fatality (Derrick Rankins)
1 injury (Atlanta Police Department officer)
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Last Update: 12/06/2024

SOURCE LINKS :

https://gbi.georgia.gov/press-releases/2024-08-27/gbi-investigates-officer-involved-shooting-henry-county
https://www.11alive.com/article/news/crime/atlanta-mom-killed-atlanta-suspect-dead-henry-county/85-567d3b18-cdb0-4c10-8ef9-966d8c7aa744
https://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/atlanta/murder-suspect-who-shot-apd-marshall-gunned-down-mother-4-days-earlier/ODRON5STMNHRZGEPMS7IBGFX5Y/
https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/us-marshal-struck-gunfire-henry-county-dozens-police-scene
https://www.atlantapd.org/Home/Components/News/News/6037/71