DeKalb County

Man shot, killed during investigation of stolen car in DeKalb County, GBI says

DEKALB COUNTY, Ga — UPDATE: On Dec. 6 the Georgia Bureau of Investigation sent out the following update to this incident:

The initial GBI statement indicated that Salmon reached for a nearby handgun before he was shot by officers.  Further investigation has determined that an officer opened a bedroom door, and Salmon threw an object at the officer.  Although the officer did not see Salmon touch a firearm, he was reaching for a nearby item.  Later, agents recovered a handgun from the room he was in.

A man is dead after an officer-involved shooting on Friday night, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation said.

The GBI said around 11 p.m., officers received a call about a stolen car parked in a driveway of a home on the 900 block of Autumn Crest Court in Stone Mountain.

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According to the GBI, police saw a man inside the home, identified themselves and issued commands to him. The GBI said the suspect did not comply, then reached for a nearby handgun and was shot by the officers.

No officers were injured in this incident.

The man, identified as 36-year-old Marando Salmon, was taken to Grady Memorial Hospital, where he later died.

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The GBI told Channel 2 it will continue to conduct an independent investigation.

This is the 100th officer-involved shooting the GBI has been asked to investigate in 2022. Once the GBI is finished with the case, they will give the case file to the DeKalb County District Attorney’s Office for review.

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