Naked, armed man shot to death by Hall County deputies after hours-long standoff

HALL COUNTY, Ga. — Authorities are investigating the death of a man after deputies shot him during a standoff.

Hall County sheriff officials said on Saturday, just before 6:45 a.m., officers received reports of an assault at a home on Samoa Way.

According to the investigation, a woman called 911 to report that a man assaulted her inside her home and then tossed her down some stairs.

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When deputies arrived, the woman had escaped the home, but the suspect was still inside. After two hours of failed attempts to talk with the suspect, deputies called SWAT to help negotiate.

A neighbor sent Channel 2 Action News a video of when SWAT Officers were called to the scene.

During negotiations, officials said the suspect became increasingly agitated.

At one point, deputies said the suspect walked out of the house naked with a handgun. He then began to fire multiple rounds into the woods around the home, according to the investigation.

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Authorities said when the suspect spotted SWAT officers, he pointed his weapon directly at them. In response, two deputies fired their weapons, killing the suspect, officials said.

The name of the suspect has not been released.

“I always regret when these types of incidents happen, but our deputies did the difficult job they are called to do when there is a deadly threat,” Hall County Sheriff Gerald Couch said. “I am thankful no one in the neighborhood was injured, and I’m thankful that our deputies went home safe today.”

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Couch added that per agency protocol, the two deputies who shot at the suspect have been placed on administrative leave.

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation has been called to investigate.

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