UPDATE: Man killed in I-75 officer-involved shooting was a disabled veteran from Florida
Macon-Bibb Coroner Leon Jones says one person was pronounced dead at 7:25.
UPDATE #2 (2/24/22):
Macon-Bibb Coroner Leon Jones identified the man killed in a shooting Wednesday night as 63-year-old disabled veteran Steven Lewis Finfrock from Titusville, Florida. Jones says he’s made numerous calls to the family but has yet to make contact with them. Jones is looking for the public’s help in finding the man’s family.
UPDATE (2/24/22):
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation released new details Thursday about an officer-involved shooting on I-75 Wednesday.
A GBI news release says a Georgia Department of Transportation CHAMPS operator checked on a motorist parked in the emergency lane of Interstate 75 N between exits 171 and 172. The driver wouldn’t respond to the operator, so the operator called law enforcement for assistance.
Georgia State Patrol and the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office responded to the scene. Officers approached the car and saw that the driver had a gun. The driver shot his weapon several times inside his car and officers took cover. The driver then got out of the car and pointed his gun at the officers, according to the GBI’s release. That’s when officers shot the driver. He was pronounced dead on the scene.
The GBI is conducting an independent investigation that, upon its completion, will be turned over to the Macon Judicial Circuit District Attorney’s Office for review.
ORIGINAL STORY (2/23/22):
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Macon-Bibb Coroner Leon Jones says one person is dead after an officer-involved shooting on I-75 Wednesday night.
Jones says deputy coroner Luann Stone pronounced the person dead at 7:25.
It happened near the Bass Road exit, according to Jones, who said his “whole staff” is on the scene. Jones said the deceased person’s dog also died.
We reached out to the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office for more information and were referred to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation.
That’s all the information we have right now. Check back for updates.
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