COBB COUNTY, Ga. — Authorities are at the scene of a deadly officer-involved shooting at a motel in Cobb County near Six Flags Over Georgia.
Authorities told Channel 2 Action News that the shooting was reported at the Guest Inn on S Service Drive in Austell.
According to police, officers were on routine patrol of the property when they smelled marijuana coming from a room.
While police waited to get a warrant to enter the room, a man from the room tried to get away in a car. Two officers jumped into action and tried to get him to sop. During the struggle, police said, one of the officers shot the man.