DUBLIN, Ga. — The Georgia Bureau of Investigation is investigating an officer-involved shooting that occurred Tuesday afternoon in Dublin after a deputy fired a gun at a fleeing suspect. No one was struck or injured during the incident.
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According to preliminary information from the GBI, a Laurens County Sheriff’s deputy approached 36-year-old Charles Daniel McMahan on Fire Tower Road around 2:09 p.m. to question him about an ongoing burglary investigation.
McMahan, who was riding a bicycle, ran away from the deputy, leading to a foot chase. During the pursuit, McMahan pointed an object at the officer, prompting the deputy to fire at him, the deputy said.
Following the pursuit, the Laurens County Sheriff’s Office arrested McMahan on charges unrelated to the shooting incident. Neither McMahan nor the deputy was injured during the encounter.
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The Georgia Bureau of Investigation is leading the inquiry into the shooting at the request of the Laurens County Sheriff’s Office.
Investigators are asking anyone with information to contact the GBI Regional Investigative Office in Eastman at 478-374-6988 or submit anonymous tips by phone, online or through the See Something, Send Something mobile app.
Once the GBI completes its independent investigation, agents will turn the case file over to the Dublin Judicial Circuit District Attorney’s Office for review.
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