WRIGHTSVILLE, Ga. — A Georgia police officer shot an unidentified man who attacked him and a firefighter with a sword early Monday morning, according to officials.
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The Wrightsville Police Department said the incident happened at midnight in front of Sidetrack at 6680 East College Street.
According to authorities, a Wrightsville police officer and a local firefighter were chatting when a man approached them and suddenly began swinging a large bladed weapon.
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation identified him as Diamond Daspin Seltzer, 32, and said he was armed with a Wakizashi sword.
The WPD said Seltzer posed an immediate threat to the lives of both the officer and the firefighter, so the officer fired shots at him.
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Seltzer was shot multiple times and taken by ambulance to a medical facility, police said.
The GBI confirmed he later died from his injuries.
Officials said the firefighter suffered severe injuries to his arms from the attack and was taken to a medical facility by a deputy. He is expected to survive.
The officer involved in the shooting was unharmed during the incident.
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