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LaAndre Marktanne Thomas

Gender : Male

Age : 27

Race : Black

Date : 12/04/2025

Location : Dunwoody Place and Roswell Road

City : Sandy Springs

County : Fulton

State : Georgia

Agency : Sandy Springs Police Department

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during assault investigation

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

On 12/04/2025, officers responded to a report of an assault in progress near a MARTA bus stop on Dunwoody Place and Roswell Road. Police located LaAndre Marktanne Thomas at the scene. During the encounter, Thomas pulled out a handgun and the situation escalated. An officer opened fire and shot him. Thomas was transported to a hospital where he died. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation opened an inquiry into the shooting. Witnesses in the area described a heavy police response and tension around the busy transit stop, where several bystanders saw the confrontation unfold. No family or community disputes of the official account have been reported so far.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.atlantanewsfirst.com/2025/12/05/armed-suspect-shot-by-sandy-springs-officer-dies-hospital-gbi-says/
https://www.cbsnews.com/atlanta/news/sandy-springs-police-officer-shoots-armed-person-roswell-road-dunwoody-place/
https://gbi.georgia.gov/press-releases/2025-12-04/gbi-investigates-officer-involved-shooting-sandy-springs