Matthew Joseph Wilbanks

Age : 41

Gender : Male

Race : White

Date : 09/17/2021

Location : 4500 block of N Landing Dr

City : Marietta

County : Cobb

State : Georgia

Agency : Cobb County Police Department

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during domestic disturbance call

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

On 09/17/2021, Cobb County police responded just after midnight to a domestic disturbance call described as involving a suicidal man in the 4500 block of N Landing Drive in Marietta. Police stated Wilbanks was holding a knife when officers encountered him outside. Police stated he moved toward officers while still holding the knife, and an officer opened fire, killing him. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation investigated the shooting.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/cobb-county-police-gbi-investigate-officer-involved-shooting
https://eastcobbnews.com/cobb-police-shoot-kill-man-in-ne-cobb-domestic-dispute/
https://patch.com/georgia/marietta/man-knife-threatening-harm-himself-killed-police-gbi
https://cobbcountycourier.com/2021/09/cobb-police-officer-fatally-shoots-man-allegedly-advancing-with-knife-gbi-investigating/
https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/cobb-county-police-gbi-investigate-officer-involved-shooting