Friends, family say goodbye to deputy U.S. marshal shot, killed

ATLANTA — Friends and family remembered a U.S.marshal from metro Atlanta who was killed in a shooting.

The funeral for Deputy Cmdr. Patrick Carothers began at 11 a.m. at Greater Atlanta Christian School in Norcross.

TRENDING STORIES:

• Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro dead at 90
• Grandma spends Thanksgiving with teen she accidentally invited by text
• Florence Henderson, The Brady Bunch mom, dies

Investigators say Carothers was shot twice while trying to serve the warrant at a mobile home in rural Long County, about 55 miles southeast of Savannah. The team returned fire, hitting Dontrell Carter multiple times.

Carothers was taken to a hospital, where he died. Carter was also taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

The FBI is investigating the shooting.

Cox Media Group