Trooper shoots, kills man suspected of stealing mail during chase in Carroll County

CARROLL COUNTY, Ga. — The Georgia Bureau of Investigation has been called to a deadly shooting involving a law enforcement officer in Carroll County.

The Carroll County Sheriff’s Office says that Georgia State Patrol was involved in a chase that led up to a shooting at Banks Circle and Highway 5.

During the shooting, Jason Scott Fletcher, 51 of Hogansville, was shot and killed, according to the GBI. No officers were injured.

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Investigators say that just before 3 p.m., they were called to reports of mail being stolen on Little New York Road in Carrollton.

They tried pulling Fletcher over and he sped off.

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Troopers tried using stop sticks, but Fletcher swerved his car and tried to hit the trooper.

A trooper fired his gun at Fletcher, hitting him. He was taken to Tanner Medical Center in Carrollton where he died from his injuries.

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