Death by Cop  2021-2025

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Claudy Pierre Jules

Gender : Male

Age : 41

Race : Black

Date : 05/11/2024

Location : Genessee Avenue and Fairbanks Street SW

City : Atlanta

County : Cobb

State : Georgia

Agency : Atlanta Police Department

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during “man with a gun” call

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

On May 11, 2024, at approximately 5:15 p.m., Atlanta Police Department officers responded to reports of a man holding a firearm near Genessee Avenue and Fairbanks Street SW in Atlanta, Georgia. Upon arrival, officers encountered 41-year-old Claudy Pierre Jules, who was holding a handgun and a knife in the street. Officers engaged Jules and instructed him to drop the weapons.
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When Jules raised the handgun, officers tackled him to the ground in an attempt to disarm him. During the struggle, a gunshot was fired, and police responded by firing additional shots, fatally wounding Jules. Three officers sustained gunshot injuries in the encounter: one was shot in the arm, another in the leg, and a third suffered a graze wound. All were transported to Grady Memorial Hospital and are expected to recover.
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Jules was pronounced dead at the scene. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) is conducting an independent review of the incident.
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NUMBER OF CASUALTIES DURING THIS POLICE ENCOUNTER:
1 fatality, 3 injuries
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Last Update: 12/02/2024

SOURCE LINKS :

https://gbi.georgia.gov/press-releases/2024-05-16/gbi-investigates-officer-involved-shooting-atlanta
https://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/atlanta/gbi-identifies-man-who-died-after-shooting-three-atlanta-police-officers/QFDNLJ3ICVEBJHBGJFH5J4VKUU/
https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/armed-man-killed-in-scuffle-with-3-atlanta-police-officers-identified