Two law enforcement deputies were killed on Thursday while serving a warrant at a home in Georgia, according to authorities.
The incident occurred about 25 miles northwest of Atlanta, near the town of Marietta, Georgia, in Cobb County at around 7:45 p.m. Two suspects have been apprehended by police after at least one barricaded inside the home.
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“It’s very simple. My two deputies were ambushed this evening and killed,” Cobb County Sheriff Craig D. Owens said during a press conference.
“It is a night of heartache for two families from the Cobb sheriff’s office, two wives who have lost their amazing husbands,” Owens said. “These two deputies served Cobb County with dignity and honor.”
Two @CobbSheriff deputies died tonight in the line of duty while serving a warrant. SWAT and FAST teams are at the scene. The suspect is barricaded.
We will release additional information, including the names of the fallen deputies, as it becomes available.
— Cobb County Sheriff’s Office (@CobbSheriff) September 9, 2022
The identities of the deputies killed have not been released by authorities. The names of the suspects have also not been revealed.
The deputies were at the home trying to serve a warrant for failure to appear for theft by deception, according to Owens. They were shot while returning to their vehicles after no one answered the door.
Witnesses told local outlet WSB-TV they heard several shots and that law enforcement officers swarmed the neighborhood.
Owens called for more measures to prevent gun violence after the shooting.
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“We need to do something, ladies and gentlemen, about these guns on the street,” Owens said. “So whatever we can do to prevent gun violence — as you can see it’s affecting us here in Cobb and affecting everyone across the United States of America.”
This is a developing story and will be updated.
