Death by Cop 2021-2025
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Alfred Shawntez Cole
Age : 19
Gender : Male
Race : Black
Date : 08/02/2023
Location : Meadow Street near Old Albany Road
City : Thomasville
County : Thomas
State : Georgia
Agency : Thomas County Drug Squad
Officer(s) :Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 08/02/2023, agents with the Thomas County Drug Squad were in the Meadow Street area attempting to locate another man wanted on failure-to-appear warrants when they received a BOLO from a Thomas County deputy about a beige Toyota Camry driving erratically. Agents located the Camry and attempted a traffic stop. Alfred Shawntez Cole continued driving away, and a short vehicle pursuit ended when the Camry stopped near a wooded area off Meadow Street.
Cole got out of the vehicle and pulled a semi-automatic handgun. Two agents fired their weapons, striking him. The agents immediately rendered first aid until EMS arrived. Cole was transported to a local hospital, where he died. Investigators recovered a handgun at the scene that had previously been reported stolen. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation conducted the independent investigation, and the case was later presented to a grand jury, which found the shooting justified under Georgia law.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.walb.com/2023/08/02/1-dead-thomasville-shooting-gbi-investigating/
