Updated, 10: 45 a.m. Wednesday:
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation said Wednesday that Cobb Police shot and killed a man who led them on a manhunt Tuesday after they tried to serve him with an arrest warrant for murder.
The GBI said in a release Wednesday that Damian Strozier, 31, was located by Cobb SWAT officers around 7:40 p.m. Tuesday in the woods behind an apartment complex on Leland Drive near Windy Hill Road and Interstate 75, not far from the site of the initial confrontation.
The GBI said that several officers shot at Strozier, “hitting him multiple times. Strozier was pronounced dead on scene.”
Strozier had been wanted by Atlanta Police for hitting a female pedestrian with a motor scooter last month and who later died at a hospital.
Cobb Police were trying to serve the warrant Tuesday morning when they said Strozier aimed a gun at them, and an offer shot at him in response.
Strozier managed to flee the scene on foot, and police issued a warning to the public and blocked off the area for several hours.
Police said no officers were injured.
The GBI said it will conduct a full investigation into the incident, since it is officer-involved, and turn its report over to the Cobb District Attorney for review.
Updated 10:15 pm Tuesday:
Cobb Police said Tuesday night that the suspect has been “located” and there is no longer a threat to the public, but they offered no further details.
UPDATED REPORT:
Cobb Police have identified the fugitive suspect as Damian Strozier, 31, and issued a mug shot as they continue their manhunt for him.
He is wanted for murder and likely escaped on foot after officers tried to serve a warrant in the area of Leland Road and Windy Hill Road.
Police said the suspect pointed his gun at an officer, who shot at him.
Strozier is described by police as a black male, 5-foot-6 and 135 pounds.
Police said Strozier “should be considered armed and dangerous. If you see this individual, do not approach. Call 911 immediately.”
ORIGINAL REPORT:
Cobb Police said Tuesday afternoon that a suspect they tried to serve with a murder warrant got away after an officer shot at him in the Windy Hill Road area near Interstate 75.
Police said that the suspect, who was not identified, fled on foot around 1 p.m. in the area of Leland Road and Windy Hill Road after an armed confrontation.
In a social media posting, Cobb Police said that the suspect pointed his weapon at an officer, who returned fire.
But the suspect got away, and “there is a significant law enforcement presence to locate him. No officers were injured.”
Police are asking the public to avoid the area and to seek alternate traffic routes. Anyone with information about the incident or who sees “suspicious persons or activity” in the area is asked to call Cobb County 911.
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