Death by Cop 2021-2025
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Name Not Disclosed
Gender : Unknown
Age :
Race : Unknown
Date : 09/01/2025
Location : 4900 block of Truitt Lane
City : DeKalb County
County : DeKalb
State : Georgia
Agency : DeKalb County Police Department
Officer(s) :Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during standoff
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 09/01/2025, at approximately 11:13 a.m., DeKalb County police responded to reports of an armed break-in at a home on the 4900 block of Truitt Lane. A SWAT team was called after an hours-long standoff developed. When officers entered the home, the individual was found dead. Police reported that the person had exchanged gunfire with officers during the encounter. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation is reviewing the incident.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/dekalb/suspect-dead-dekalb-county-swat-standoff/85-b1c20b62-df57-4b4e-a5f1-934ea2f6cf86
https://www.cbsnews.com/atlanta/news/dekalb-county-police-investigate-fatal-shooting-after-swat-standoff/
https://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta-news/dekalb-police-swat-standoff-ends-with-man-dead/
