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Arval Gross

Gender : Male

Age : 63

Race : White

Date : 07/11/2025

Location : 800 block of Leslie Street

City : Thomson

County : McDuffie

State : Georgia

Agency : McDuffie County Sheriff’s Office, Georgia Bureau of Investigation

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during domestic disturbance call

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

On Friday, July 11, 2025, at approximately 8:35 p.m., deputies from the McDuffie County Sheriff’s Office responded to a domestic disturbance call at a residence in the 800 block of Leslie Street in Thomson, Georgia. When officers arrived, they made entry into the residence and encountered 63-year-old Arval Gross reportedly armed with a shotgun in a hallway of the home.
According to preliminary statements from the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI), Gross raised the shotgun in the direction of deputies, prompting two deputies to open fire. Gross was struck by gunfire and pronounced dead at the scene.
The GBI was immediately notified and is conducting an independent investigation, which includes crime scene analysis, interviews, and weapon examination. The firearm allegedly held by Gross was recovered at the scene. No other occupants of the home have been identified or reported harmed.
The deputies involved have not been publicly named, and their duty status has not been disclosed. An autopsy is scheduled at the GBI Crime Lab in Decatur, and toxicology results are pending.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://gbi.georgia.gov/press-releases/2025-07-12/gbi-investigates-officer-involved-shooting-mcduffie-county
https://www.wrdw.com/2025/07/12/1-dead-thomson-after-csras-3rd-cop-involved-shooting-2-weeks/
https://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/deputies-shoot-kill-man-they-say-aimed-shotgun-them-gbi-investigating/TOFSMQAIEBATPHXQ7DLATWPDLM/