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Grey Bell
Age : 40
Gender : Male
Race : White
Date : 08/29/2021
Location : 300 block of Home Park Ave
City : Atlanta
County : Fulton
State : Georgia
Agency : Atlanta Police Department; Georgia State Patrol; Georgia Tech Police Department
Officer(s) :Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during mental health crisis
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 08/29/2021, at approximately 2:42 p.m., Atlanta Police Department officers, Georgia State Patrol troopers and Georgia Tech Police Department officers responded to the Home Park neighborhood near Georgia Tech after receiving a report of a man with a gun who was possibly suicidal and intended to harm himself. Police identified the man as 40-year-old Gray Bell of Roswell. Georgia Tech issued an emergency alert directing students living in Home Park to remain indoors while police converged on the area.
Georgia Tech police and Georgia State Patrol troopers arrived before Atlanta police negotiators. Atlanta Police Department personnel subsequently responded in an effort to de-escalate the crisis and communicate with Bell. The encounter centered near State Street and Home Park Avenue, close to 10th Street and the Georgia Tech campus.
During the encounter, Bell attempted to drive away. Georgia State Patrol troopers used their patrol vehicles to box Bell's vehicle in and prevent him from leaving. Officers then began approaching the immobilized vehicle.
The GBI alleged that Bell got out of his vehicle holding a handgun. Police alleged that officers repeatedly ordered Bell to put the weapon down and that Bell instead manipulated the handgun and chambered a round. The publicly released GBI account does not allege that Bell fired the weapon at police before officers opened fire.
An Atlanta Police Department officer and multiple Georgia State Patrol troopers opened fire on Bell. Bell suffered multiple gunshot wounds and was transported to a hospital, where he died. Georgia Tech Police Department officers were present during the encounter, but the GBI identified the fatal gunfire as coming from Atlanta police and Georgia State Patrol personnel.
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation conducted the independent investigation into Bell's killing. The GBI subsequently listed the case among its 2021 fatal police shooting investigations and identified the Georgia State Patrol as the primary agency associated with the fatal use of force. The completed investigative file was to be submitted to the Fulton County District Attorney's Office for review.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.ajc.com/news/crime/man-shot-killed-by-police-in-home-park-area-of-atlanta/
https://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/atlanta/man-shot-killed-by-police-home-park-neighborhood/
https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/gsp-apd-officer-involved-shooting-home-park-atlanta
https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/man-killed-officer-involved-shooting-home-park-atlanta/
https://www.wsbradio.com/news/local/atlanta/gbi-investigating-deadly-officer-involved-shooting-near-georgia-tech-campus/A5MKIFE32VFFXLI3X3YNJ2VCDQ/
