CANTON, Ga. — Officers shot and killed an armed man early Saturday morning, Canton police said.
Canton police officers responded to a call on Parkbrook Way around 1:28 a.m. Saturday when they encountered an armed man. According to police, shots were exchanged and the suspect was killed.
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No officers were injured in the shooting.
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation is investigating the incident. According to the GBI, police responded to an unknown trouble call by a woman about a man with a gun. When Canton police arrived, they heard gunfire, and an officer shot at the man, hitting him.
The GBI said it appears that one of the gunshot wounds on the man was self-inflicted. The suspect was pronounced dead at the scene.
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Police have not released the identity of the man who was killed or the officers involved.
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