GBI: Man shot, killed by deputy during traffic stop

GREENE COUNTY, Ga. — The Georgia Bureau of Investigation is investigating a deadly officer-involved shooting in Greene County.

The GBI tells Channel 2 Action News the shooting happened near the intersection of Highway 77 and Penfield Road in Woodville. 
                                                         
A Greene County deputy was conducting a traffic stop when they said the driver, Charles David Robinson, 47, ran from the scene.

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The deputy shot Robinson during an altercation, the GBI confirmed.

Robinson was transported to St. Mary's Good Samaritan Hospital where he was pronounced dead.

An autopsy will be performed by the GBI's Medical Examiner. 

The deputy was transported to an Athens hospital for treatment and was later released.

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