COBB COUNTY, Ga. — Cobb County police confirm they are investigating a traffic stop that ended with a driver shot and killed. Police say the man had a gun on him when he tried to get out of a crashed SUV.
Channel 2’s Brittany Kleinpeter reported live on the large police and SWAT presence on Windy Hill Road and Osborne Court during Channel 2 Action News Saturday AM.
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Police said the investigation started around 10:22 p.m. Friday night when officers tried to pull over a reckless driver in a Cadillac SUV.
The driver sped away, lost control of the SUV and crashed into a yard off Osborne Court. Police said the man refused to get out of the SUV and that they heard a gun discharge.
Officers said the man discharged his gun when the man eventually tried to get out of the SUV. Officers fired their guns and the driver was hit and died at the scene.
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation has now taken over the scene.
The GBI identified the driver as Gregory Hill, Jr., 43, of Austell. Hill’s body will be taken to the Cobb County Medical Examiner’s Office for an autopsy.
According to the GBI, CCPD tried to negotiate with Hill for about an hour and a half until Hill displayed a gun. A CCPD officer then shot toward Hill, hitting him at least one time.
The GBI will conduct an independent investigation. Once the investigation is complete, it will be given to the Cobb County District Attorney’s Office for review.
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