Two sheriff’s deputies killed while serving warrant and suspect barricaded in Cobb County, Georgia
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BREAKING NEWS: Two sheriff’s deputies are killed while serving a warrant with suspect still barricaded in Cobb County, Georgia
- Two Cobb County deputies were killed in the line of duty while serving a warrant
- SWAT and FAST teams are at the scene while the suspect is barricaded
- Few details were immediately released, but the incident happened along Hampton Glen Drive, an upmarket suburb of the city, west of Marietta
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Two deputies were shot dead on Thursday evening as they served a warrant in Cobb County, northwest of Atlanta.
Few details were immediately released, but the incident happened along Hampton Glen Drive, an upmarket suburb of the city, west of Marietta.
The two deputies were serving a warrant when the suspect opened fire. It’s not known if the deputies were able to return fire.
One of the deputies was rushed to a local trauma center but later died.
Meanwhile, the suspect is said to be barricaded while the Cobb SWAT team is still at the scene.
Witnesses told Channel 2 Action News several shots had been heard.
Two Cobb County deputies were killed in the line of duty while serving a warrant
‘Our condolences go out to Cobb County Sheriff Craig Owens and the Cobb County Sheriff’s Office after the loss of two deputies tonight in the line of duty,’ the Georgia Bureau of Investigation said in a statement.
The two deputies are the fourth and fifth law enforcement officers to killed in the line of duty in Georgia this year.
Eight officers were killed while serving in 2021 according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
This is a breaking story with further details to come…
SWAT and FAST teams are at the scene while the suspect is barricaded