The Georgia Bureau of Investigation, or GBI, is investigating an officer-involved shooting after a gun-wielding man in a suburban neighborhood was shot Sunday.
Police responded to reports of a man walking through a Mableton, Georgia neighborhood while carrying a long gun for several hours around 7:45 p.m. on January 1.
José Razo allegedly walked through a neighborhood with a rifle, failed to comply when ordered by police to put the gun down, and was shot, though not killed. The matter is now being investigated by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, at the request of the Cobb County Police Department.
(Cobb County Sheriff’s Office)
The man, later identified as Jose Razo, 35, of Mableton, allegedly pointed his gun at several people as he walked.
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When members of the Cobb County Police Department arrived, they ordered Razo to drop the firearm, a news release said, but he did not comply.
During the interaction, police shot Razo, who then ran into his home with the firearm.
FILE- Police caution tape at a crime scene.
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Cobb County SWAT members responded to the scene, and after a few hours, Razo gave up and left his home.
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He was then taken to a local hospital and treated for non-life-threatening injuries, the statement said, before being transported to the Cobb County Jail.
The Cobb County Police Department asked the GBI to investigate the shooting, independently of the police department on Monday.
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Once the investigation is complete, it will be turned over to the Cobb County District Attorney’s office for review.
