Death by Cop 2021-2025
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Shelby Jean Berkheimer
Age : 41
Gender : Female
Race : White
Date : 03/30/2021
Location : 631 Thornton Road
City : Lithia Springs
County : Douglas
State : Georgia
Agency : Douglas County Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) :Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during robbery
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 03/30/2021, Douglas County sheriff’s deputies responded to a reported robbery in progress at Mountain Motorsports in Lithia Springs. During the response, deputies encountered Shelby Jean Berkheimer inside the business. Under circumstances described by authorities as an armed confrontation, deputies opened fire and Berkheimer was shot and killed at the scene. One deputy was reported injured during the encounter. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation assumed control of the investigation.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.ajc.com/news/breaking-1-dead-in-douglas-county-officer-involved-shooting-deputy-injured/45D7MNNMERBBBHOIPERI65CGGA/
https://gbi.georgia.gov/press-releases/2021-03-31/gbi-investigates-officer-involved-shooting-douglas-county
