Henry County Sheriff: Officer And Suspect Dead; Deputies Wounded

Henry County Sheriff Keith McBrayer said the shooting happened as the officers were serving an arrest warrant Friday morning at a home in Locust Grove, about 40 miles southeast of Atlanta.

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A police officer was killed and two deputies were seriously wounded in a shooting that also left a suspect dead south of Atlanta, authorities said Friday.

Henry County Sheriff Keith McBrayer said it happened as the officers were serving an arrest warrant around 11 a.m. at a home in Locust Grove, about 40 miles southeast of Atlanta.

“It all happened inside the residence,” the sheriff said at an afternoon news conference.