‘PLEASE PRAY:’ Carroll County deputy out of surgery, in ICU after shooting; suspect dead

CARROLL COUNTY, Ga. — A Carroll County deputy who was rushed to the hospital in “very critical” condition after he was shot Tuesday morning is now out of surgery and in the intensive care unit.

Deputy Taylor Bristow was shot in the face while attempting to serve a warrant at a home on Don Rich Drive around 8:30 a.m. He was flown to Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta.

The suspect is dead, though officers didn’t give details on how he died.

Bristow has been with the Carroll County Sheriff’s Office for six years, according to deputies.

The sheriff gave an update on his injuries around 4:30 p.m., writing:

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“He’s out of surgery, they’ve done a CT scan and moved him to ICU. Unknown at this time his current condition. Please continue to pray!” the sheriff’s office wrote on Facebook.

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The suspect has not been identified and it’s unclear why he was being served a warrant.

The GBI said they are not considering the incident an officer-involved shooting, but did not say why.

Channel 2′s Ashli Lincoln spoke to Jim Barron, who lives two doors down from the home where the shooting happened.

“I know that the hard-working police officer, who works hard every day to make us safe, is in critical condition,” Barron said. “It’s a hard job for those guys. I just hope he pulls through.”

Barron heard the aftermath of deputies rushing to the scene.

“I heard all the police cars coming up this narrow road,” he said.

Lincoln spoke to family members at the scene, who were too distraught to talk on camera.

Channel 2′s Bryan Mims was at Grady Memorial Hospital, where Carroll County Sheriff Terry Langly arrived around noon. Officers from multiple other agencies, including Clayton and Fulton County deputies and Georgia State Patrol troopers also arrived at the hospital Tuesday afternoon.

This is the second Georgia deputy shot in the line of duty in a matter of days. Paulding County deputy Brandon Cunningham, 30, was shot and killed Saturday night while responding to a domestic violence call. The suspect in that shooting, Jimmy Atkins, shot and killed himself.

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