NEWNAN, Ga. — The Georgia Bureau of Investigation is investigating an officer-involved shooting that left an 18-year-old dead early Saturday.
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According to the GBI, the shooting happened around 1 a.m. near Cliff Circle after a Newnan police officer followed a white car that had been driving near the intersection of Dodson Street and Martin Luther King Jr. Drive.
Authorities said the car stopped on Cliff Circle, and the officer approached to speak with the driver. Five men then got out of the vehicle. One walked toward a nearby home while four others ran away.
The officer chased one of the men, later identified as Zadarious Dorsey, 18, of Newnan, according to the GBI.
During the chase, the officer repeatedly told Dorsey to stop, investigators said. The officer also used a Taser, but it was ineffective.
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According to the GBI, the officer then saw Dorsey pull a gun from his waistband. Investigators said the officer ordered him to stop and drop the gun before firing multiple shots.
Officers provided medical aid until paramedics arrived. Dorsey was taken to a hospital, where he later died.
The GBI said a gun was recovered at the scene.
No officers were injured.
Dorsey’s body will be taken to the GBI Medical Examiner’s Office for an autopsy.
The investigation remains ongoing. Once completed, the case file will be turned over to the Coweta Judicial Circuit District Attorney’s Office for review.
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